HOPE'S LIGHTEST BRAKE is a proper flyweight unit, but still delivers a useful amount of power. Beautifully machined in their Lancashire factory, the drilled lever, open-diamond bar clamp, minimalist reservoir body and one-piece calliper remove as much weight as possible.
The 160mm and 140mm
alloy-centre floating rotors use a thinner gauge breaking surface and they come
with titanium bolts as standard to lose a few more grams too. Power is good on
the dyno, but the lever seems to need more of a squeeze than most on the trail.
The feel is firm and direct rather than richly modulated like Hope's
four-piston brakes and it can be noisy too. The price is high but reliability
generally excellent, and Hope's factory-direct and big event back-up is
legendary.
WEIGHT 377g
POWER 111m/s-2
PRICE 320$
