Just cut bars to 640mm and no need for brakes to do all the work, hell you don't need to even be flexible to clear bars...
Good brakes in 2022
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NZD. It's about $700 US.
I had to di with once with 780mm bars. Literally laid the bike in the corner and jump over the bars running at full speed (well and falling after 3 steps). That was the moment I decided to stop liking formulas (though they were oros so my fault too)
$1200 NZ dollarydoos. thats like $700 for a set, F/R.
edit: sniped by teh HABZ.
(if they were shipping to the US I'd roll the dice and try a pair. No mineral oil nor US shipping just yet)
That's for a full set, so $600 per brake.
Which is pretty good when Hope Tech4's are about $500 each.
Ostrich Bills.
the pound is headed the same way, must be a commonwealth connection
Would that make Poland part of the Commonwealth?
Deore levers are so cheap he coulda bought a fresh set.
You clearly aren't living in Argentina!
That sounds about right. The KTM Brembo master cylinders are REALLY bad about the bore getting scored from sediment that comes out of the fluid after a while, OR moisture getting trapped between the seal and the aluminum bore causing it to pit. No new seal kit will fix either of those conditions so they have these chronically shitty feeling brakes on bikes that are more than a couple years old.
They have inconsistencies with the amount of throw as you're riding but the changes are never as acute as what I noticed with the Shimanos though. I assume there are two seals on the Shimano plunger and the first one is the only one that closes off the port?
Doh! If it makes you feel better 1lb of ground beef cost me $13 last night here in HI. I hear beef and wine are free in Argentina.
My tech3 E4's had that same message. Interested to hear what you think of those.
I thought you weren't a Hope fan? Are those E4s or V4s?
I damn near went V4s instead of Dominions but the price difference was crazy.
TBF I'm not really the guy to ask. I've never particularly liked any Hope brakes and am definitely not a fan of the sort of overly long lever this guy might favour
V4. That set were fitted to a pretty high end custom Carbon Nukeproof Giga build this afternoon. (Zeb Ult, EXT, Hope, DT, X01 AXS etc.)
I'm not entirely sure what the point of Hope's E4 caliper even is.
One nice thing about them is they all come with 2 sets of pads.
should be handy if you get a set where the "normal amount of oil on the caliper" has made it's way onto the pre-fitted pads.
Dominion A4s are pretty much the same RRP as the Hope's here. (but have been out of stock forever)
Even if that were the case for you from lever size/shape alone I think you've made the best choice
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The Tech 4s are the first generation of Hope brake that I've cared for, but they're really good (in V4 guise, I totally agree that the E4 seems mostly pointless). And to be honest, I don't get the internet punters saying you need ET fingers to use them. My hands are on the larger side (XL or XXL gloves depending on brand) but I like running my levers in close to the bar, and the T4 lever facilitates that very well. The lever blade (as measured from the pivot to the hook) is a little longer than most others, but the throw isn't crazy long and the reach range comes in quite near the bar. TRPs are miles worse on that front (Andre the Giant couldn't run those fucking things at full reach) but the aspect ratio of the master cylinder looks more normal so people don't speculate as much.
No affiliation with Hope or anything, but they're good brakes that you can run with the levers in close to the bar quite readily.
Yeah. That was just a joke. I haven't read internet punters comments on them.
I have used them. On more than one bike.
I just don't care for a massive long lever that has to be placed miles inboard to achieve placement for one finger braking or the pull that alonger lever blades create.
eg.
I have average sized hands. (an L or 10 in riding gloves... Yeuck Gloves
). and I also like to run my lever/ contact point close to the bar but didn't really like they feel like that. But that's just personal preference.I didn't like TRPs levers much either FWIW. and get on absolutely fine with curreent Shimano and SRAM levers. (from fitting them) I liked the Dominion lever too but still haven't had actual riding time on a set. (like I said, unavailable here)
10 yr old Elliot had pretty big levers on his Kuwahara and I didn't hear him complain
The tech 4 "looks" a lot longer because it's less bent and you can see more of extending past the pivot in the other direction. When I compare the blade-length from the pivot, with digital calipers:
Tech 3 82.6mm
Tech 4 88.2mm
Difference 5.6mm
That's a wee bit folks.
Tech 3 82.6mm
Tech 4 88.2mm
Difference 5.6mm
That's a wee bit folks.
Convert from $USD to $NZD then add the tax you get hit with as they get to nz and your at $460+ then that free shipping is not free if sending to nz thats USA only.........
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IS CRC artificially pumping Hope prices? Since on CRC hope is slightly more expensive (199 for saint vs 210 for v4)
Wait what? A higher end model loses tool free adjust? Why?
Weight was main priority apparently
A bit dumb given it's such an important feature
Yeah I thought maybe I was missing something as I remember Tech 2 and Tech 3 V4's being more expensive than saints in pre Brexit times when I was considering them. Still surprised it's such a small difference. Could have sworn it was bigger.