in the order i like the hopes have been AWESOME for me, the shimanos have always felt good imo. formula i havent had more then 1 dh run on but felt pretty solid, they come on the commencal meta im getting so ill have a better feel for them, i put magura avid and hayes in the same group because i dont like the feel. also i dont understand what the need for on the fly pad placement is. i have never been riding along and said you know what i think i want my brakes to feel like poop. i dont like how magura thinks the lever should be super far away from bars, the stock avid levers always seem to flexy imo. hayes is stuck with 10year old out dated tech maybe the new strokers are better. hope is also really easy to bleed.
On a side note, I just mounted the formulas up yesterday and haven't even gotten a real ride on them yet, but they feel amazing and they aren't even broken in yet
Formula Oro
Avid Juicy
Formula 4 Racing/Extreme, Shimano XT-06
Hope Mono
I got my first Formulas in -02 when everybody rode Hayes Mag (and to a small extent Hope and Gustavs) who thought they were the **** (for several more years too) and I just couldn't get through to people about how good they were.
Everybody were thinking of 1st generation Formulas from the -90ies and got a mind block every time they heard of the name. Luckily when Saint came (also with some help from Hope) people started realizing what breaks could actually feel like.
But without the might of Shimano this would probably have taken even more years..
*cough*...Brembo... (laughs maniacally and runs away to the secret parts stash).
Otherwise, if the monies is not an issue, it's hard to go wrong with Hope.
If $$$ is kind of an issue, Magura and Shimano will treat you right.
Our experience is that Avid brakes can sometimes be a crap shoot.
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