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Hope M4 (2003)

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The M4 is an open system featuring 4 pistons operating 4 separate pads. It uses the standard Mini lever.

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Thu Sep 18 2003 Reviewed By: Kille (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 1 Year Strengths "Cheap", solid, maintenance free. Weaknesses Heavy, no pad/disk contact adjustment. Review Was able to fit them in less than 10 min. Took me a while to bed them in. There was a lot of modulation (which is probably not so good for trials). Power.... well I don't know, haven't really tried any other hydros, though definitely better than the Hayes Mechanicals. I have been using the same pad for a year, and still can't tell whether it actually worn down a single bit! I haven't had the need to clean them at all, just wipe it down every week or so is all it needed. Get them, if you are short of money, get a job!
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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Tue Sep 09 2003 Reviewed By: Sean (anon) Rider Level: Advanced
Used Product For 2 Years or more Strengths Great lever feel, great machining Weaknesses Expensive Similar Products Used Enduro 4, C2, Louise Review For the most part, they're great brakes. I've used Hope brakes for years so I generally expect the initial setup to take longer than say, Hayes which are a snap. Once the brakes are set, they need no further adjustments. I've been using them for over two years and have never had to rebleed or otherwise adjust them. I found the power of the stock pads to be less than adequate for the rear brake but it was remedied by changing the pads to EBC Reds.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Thu Dec 04 2003 Reviewed By: Steven Klein (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 1 Month Strengths strength Weaknesses weight, cost Similar Products Used XT disc, hayes, avid mech, minis, hs-33's Review Amazing brakes. This is the strongest lockup of anything I've ever tried. I don't have a set on a trials bike, but on my enduro, they'll lock fast and hard enough to lock the front tire up on dry pavement before my weight shifts forward enough to endo. Come pre-bled, so just put em on and go. The new mono version that hope's putting out might be even better, though.
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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Thu Nov 13 2003 Reviewed By: mike (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 6 Months Strengths everything, powerful no maintenance Weaknesses none Similar Products Used hope mini Review very amazing breaks, not for weight consious riders
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1 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Fri Oct 31 2003 Reviewed By: some person (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 3 Months Strengths very strong, never slips, no maintenence needed Weaknesses none Similar Products Used hope mini Review i run an m4 on the back and have never had to tune it and it is always performing well.
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