I've had 3 hope brakes now and had NOTHING but problems with em and i wont use them again. Many folks on here use them no worries though. Genuinely the nicest brake i've used in years is the shimano SLX. Power, modulation, feel all in all fantastic and have the added bonus of EPIC shimano reliablity. Hayes are good but a little wooden, Magura louise's are good not as powerfull as a hope though. If reliability, lightness, simplisity and power are what your after bb7 with an sd7 lever is where its at mate.