Przemo Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 (edited) Hello I would ask about new Hope race lever ? Is betther then Hope tech lever evo v2 ? Of course to use in trial bike mod. Is better to use REady full set up Hope tech v 2 evo rear Or build witch Hope race lever and put v2 ? Any opinion ? Or maybe Tarty bikes will get full set up brake witch Hope race lever v 2 ???? Hope Tech evo v 2 REAR - My link Hope Race v 2 - My link Sami Edited February 17, 2012 by Przemo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockman Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Race is lighter with less adjustments and tech is heavier with more adjustments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Przemo Posted February 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 what about working ... ??? of course v2 is v2 the same but about Brake levers ??? IS beter RACE ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezgonzo Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 (edited) i'd say the tech lever is the way to go, it allow's for bite point adjustment and reach adjustment quickly and easily, it has a flip flop design so can be used for front or rear brake, i'm running one on the front of my fourplay and it does a very good job. in regards to the race lever, it does look nice but it seems as if hope are taking a step backwards technologically, i don't know whether it's because the tech level is no longer an economically viable route, and as a result there now going back to a more simplier design and possibly looking @ phasing out the tech lever, who know's?, oh and the tech setup is also cheaper and also does'nt require a post to IS adapter. ez. Edited February 17, 2012 by ezgonzo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoze Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 Tech levers are insane, i've never had a brake this perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 i'd say the tech lever is the way to go, it allow's for bite point adjustment and reach adjustment quickly and easily, it has a flip flop design so can be used for front or rear brake, i'm running one on the front of my fourplay and it does a very good job. in regards to the race lever, it does look nice but it seems as if hope are taking a step backwards technologically, i don't know whether it's because the tech level is no longer an economically viable route, and as a result there now going back to a more simplier design and possibly looking @ phasing out the tech lever, who know's?, oh and the tech setup is also cheaper and also does'nt require a post to IS adapter. ez. They've also produced the Race lever for a while. The Race lever is lighter, so Hope seem to think that's what trials riders want. That's pretty much the only reason they're doing the "Trial Zone" brake with an adapted Race lever. Still infinitely prefer the Tech lever, as it seems do most of our customers, but apparently being a market favourite isn't really good enough to justify making a brake any more EDIT: This was Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Przemo Posted February 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 Thanks a lot for all information Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoox Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 I've just been on the phone to Hope because I had a question about spares and I also asked whether the Hope Tech brake would be discontinued. They told me that they plan to discontinue it, but they obviously didn't say when. They said though that spares will continue to be available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezmtber Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 i have set of the new trialzone brakes. a few bit i have noticed on them, the lever blade is slightly longer than the race lever the caliper is avalable in post mount, i have managed to get both brakes to run without any rubbing at all. i find the braking power great they have never once creeped while i ride. i havent used the tech lever on a trial brake yet. although we have tech levers on x2 brakes and race levers on x2 brakes on xc bikes we use as test bikes. and i find the race levers feel much smoother as they have less contact points and pivoty bits to create friction. and are a really nice lever imo. again if any one wants to try out the trialzone brakes on my bike please feel free to ask me at blackpool or if you catch me out on the bike anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 I've not tried the Race lever but after years of running both the original and newer style Mono Trial brakes (black and silver, mini levers) I've recently switched to a pair of Tech levers and wouldn't change back for shit. Seriously sweet bit of kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezmtber Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 i have set of the new trialzone brakes. a few bit i have noticed on them, the lever blade is slightly longer than the race lever the caliper is avalable in post mount, i have managed to get both brakes to run without any rubbing at all. i find the braking power great they have never once creeped while i ride. i havent used the tech lever on a trial brake yet. although we have tech levers on x2 brakes and race levers on x2 brakes on xc bikes we use as test bikes. and i find the race levers feel much smoother as they have less contact points and pivoty bits to create friction. and are a really nice lever imo. again if any one wants to try out the trialzone brakes on my bike please feel free to ask me at blackpool or if you catch me out on the bike anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Matt Vandart Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 depends whether you are a weight weenie I spose. You can get the old style levers to bite and reach the same as tech but obviously not whilst riding. I have the tech levers on V2's and they are amazing, on my all mountain bike but for trials I dont think I would use anything other than BB7's, they are just so much better for trials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezmtber Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 the old mono levers were the worst levers of all time imo. the race levers are completly different in feel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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