RyanRs Posted April 22, 2005 Report Share Posted April 22, 2005 (edited) Hi, i feel this deserves its own topic as the sucess in this idea is brilliant.. So, basically i fort i would do some cutting and shutting with my old hope disk brakes to see if i can make a Super Powerful one! I started with a Hope mini.. the silver one (not the new black and gold one) which worked ok, but always slipped when i needed it the most... I also have a Hope enduro 4 ... with the old style lever ( not the like '98 style lever, but the one before the current ones,they got the vertical push piston ) So what i did, i used the enduro 4-pot caliper, inplace of the mini caliper, fitted to the New style lever from my mini, and used the Mini wavey disk. it needs to be properly bled as the lever feels a little bit spongy at 1st as its not the correct lever, but i found as it beds in, it feels a lot more solid.. the 4-pot pads reach the top half of the mini wavey disk , right where the groves are, and when you apply the brake, they properly bite into the edges! With this combination of parts, my front brake works absolutely amazing, it bites so well and still has good modulation. everyone who has rode my bike, even a couple of d/h'ers that have the 6-pot things, couldn't believe how Powerful my front brake is! So, if anyone is annoyed with their mini / mini mono and has a spare enduro 4 caliper lying around, Bolt that caliper on!! Ry :- Edited April 22, 2005 by RyanRs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bigman Posted April 22, 2005 Report Share Posted April 22, 2005 Hi, i feel this deserves its own topic as the sucess in this idea is brilliant.. So, basically i fort i would do some cutting and shutting with my old hope disk brakes to see if i can make a Super Powerful one! I started with a Hope mini.. the silver one (not the new black and gold one) which worked ok, but always slipped when i needed it the most... I also have a Hope enduro 4 ... with the old style lever ( not the like '98 style lever, but the one before the current ones,they got the vertical push piston ) So what i did, i used the enduro 4-pot caliper, inplace of the mini caliper, fitted to the New style lever from my mini, and used the Mini wavey disk. it needs to be properly bled as the lever feels a little bit spongy at 1st as its not the correct lever, but i found as it beds in, it feels a lot more solid.. the 4-pot pads reach the top half of the mini wavey disk , right where the groves are, and when you apply the brake, they properly bite into the edges! With this combination of parts, my front brake works absolutely amazing, it bites so well and still has good modulation. everyone who has rode my bike, even a couple of d/h'ers that have the 6-pot things, couldn't believe how Powerful my front brake is! So, if anyone is annoyed with their mini / mini mono and has a spare enduro 4 caliper lying around, Bolt that caliper on!! Ry :- ← U know that all u have done is make an M4 brake, as i think the calipers are pretty much the same, and m4's use the mini lever, so that is all that u have done. I personaly think my hope mono trial is AMAZING, it just feels SO nice, and has all the power there that is needed, plus a ton more, it has plenty of bite, yet is still easy to modulate, much easier than an avid bb7. Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brisa Posted April 22, 2005 Report Share Posted April 22, 2005 With doing that did you not end up with an M4? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartridge Posted April 22, 2005 Report Share Posted April 22, 2005 With doing that did you not end up with an M4? ← The calipers are actually slightly different, as far as I'm aware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanRs Posted April 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2005 The calipers are actually slightly different, as far as I'm aware. ← Na, the old enduro 4 calipers are twice the size of the M4 's and i think the pads are bigger too. i no the pistons are bigger. Plus apprently the Mono's levers , although the same as the mini lever in external design, i do belive they have different internal specs. My nearly new orbit XL II headset is creaking like a bugger, and its gone a bit stiff, its only 2 months old, and i have always kept it tight. its the second one to do this, has anyone got any idea whats wrong with it? the headest is still all tight and dosent rock. just bloddy creaks!! Ry :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotchDave Posted April 22, 2005 Report Share Posted April 22, 2005 Try getting your headtube faced and reamed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat hudson Posted April 22, 2005 Report Share Posted April 22, 2005 (edited) the calipers are different, but i would have kept the old hope lever on because due to the piston/pivot placement it looks like you get more leverage and thus more power. well thats what i would have thought. but i may be wrong :) Edited April 22, 2005 by mathuds0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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