D Rock 45 Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 (edited) Ok so i have been running a Hope for a wile now and i want something with more ajustment, am looking at the Echo tr but how good are they? If they are better then i might swaping to a tr if not i will be keeping my hope. Made my desision to stick to the hope mono since i can afford the hope tech at the momment but, i could do with some new pads.What is out there thats the best? Edited September 2, 2012 by D Rock 45 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikee Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 If you want more adjustment with bite point, I would go for the hope tech lever. I had the echo brake briefly and I wasn't overly impressed, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bike_dummie Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 The echo tr brakes aren't a touch on the hope brakes. My mate had echo tr brakes and after getting hopes he can't believe he got the trs in the firstplace. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the mysterious leemur Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 The TR is an okay brake but I've found they can be very hit or miss , I've had one that worked great ,and I'm still running it on my mod , but I've also had 2 that burst and leked all the time and had very bad performance too , I'd stick with the hope or just get a tech lever? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Rock 45 Posted September 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 (edited) Ok so its sounding like the hope is better then to get my ajustment get a hope tech brake. How much do they sell second hand ? Edited September 2, 2012 by D Rock 45 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Rock 45 Posted September 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 Thread Re-used as said in the original post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bike_dummie Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 Standard hope as I've heard bad reviews on the hope pros and echo pads are too hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bing Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 I've got an echo tr on my mod and it's better than any hope I've had, you gotta get em bedded in right and set up properly. everyone who rides my bike says my brakes are awesome. ask dann2707 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Rock 45 Posted September 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 I could do with trying a bike with them on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 Normal non-pro pads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the mysterious leemur Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 (edited) I've got an echo tr on my mod and it's better than any hope I've had, you gotta get em bedded in right and set up properly. everyone who rides my bike says my brakes are awesome. ask dann2707 are you using the Echo rotors ? I've found they took much longer to bed in than a Hope rotor Edited September 3, 2012 by the mysterious leemur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shercofray Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 Go with standard. The trial pro pad do not perform in the wet.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Rock 45 Posted September 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 Im running nukeproofs version at the moment there good plus cheaper then hope's. What pad do you recomend though am not sure what pads are in now. link below http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=42161 Sorry if it doesnt work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 Stan's Hope with the pro pads is actually insane! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieWilliams Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 Stan's Hope with the pro pads is actually insane! Hi Ali do you know what rotor Stans using? And would you say that his hope is working better then his old magura marta ? Cheers Jamie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 Monto trials rotor I think, and the power is similar, if I had to pick I would say the hope felt slightly more powerful, but Stan rode it more so he would have a better answer for you 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted September 5, 2012 Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 Go with standard. The trial pro pad do not perform in the wet.. This is not true Stan's Hope with the pro pads is actually insane! This is, I'm pretty sure he was riding with them at Fort William when it was obscenely wet on the Sunday and had no trouble at all from what I saw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialsiain Posted September 5, 2012 Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 DEFINETLY Nukeproof pads my cousin has them on his dual disc mod and there insane hold with a trial zone rotor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shercofray Posted September 5, 2012 Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 Go with standard. The trial pro pad do not perform in the wet.. This is not true This is, I'm pretty sure he was riding with them at Fort William when it was obscenely wet on the Sunday and had no trouble at all from what I saw Quite a lot of people have had problems i would say.. See this topic: http://www.trials-forum.co.uk/topic/175008-hope-trial-pro-pads/page__hl__%20hope%20%20trial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 This is not true I wouldn't be so quick to say that... As seen in the link above, a fair few people have had problems with the pro pads. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 I'm not saying no one's had trouble but you can't state that they do not work in the wet full stop. It absolutely leathered it down at that comp we were at and there were 3 sections actually in a river and they still held up on some pretty big moves which could have been very dangerous with a poor brake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 Mine did not work in the wet full stop haha... I don't doubt Stan's brake was good, and I know Adam said he's had no problems with his. I've been through 2 sets, I can catagorically say both were well set up on clean rotors, no leaks etc and neither worked when wet. The same story goes for 3 other riders I ride with regularly here - All have whacked a set of standard pads on (the same rotor / set up) and they've worked in the wet straight away. Must be Devon water... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shercofray Posted September 8, 2012 Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 Mine did not work in the wet full stop haha... I don't doubt Stan's brake was good, and I know Adam said he's had no problems with his. I've been through 2 sets, I can catagorically say both were well set up on clean rotors, no leaks etc and neither worked when wet. The same story goes for 3 other riders I ride with regularly here - All have whacked a set of standard pads on (the same rotor / set up) and they've worked in the wet straight away. Must be Devon water... And Yorkshire water.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 Mine worked at a satisfactory level, but only that. My front brake, standard pads which were almost worn out and slightly contaminated, worked flawlessly, while the rear, pro pads uncontaminated and set properly, would bite nicely but the hold varied. Put in a new set of standard pads however.... Mega. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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