Unboxing NEW Hope Tech 4 V4 Brakes + Rotors

Quick looksy at the brand new Hope tech 4 V4 brakes and Tech 4 Rotors. Review to follow

[@rhettcorbett3346]

Have them on my V10. With Hope 203 Vented disks. They are awesome. The silky smooth power, modulation & stopping power. Went for a ride & pulled brakes on like I normally do. And almost went OTB. Only had to touch them.

[@deverenfogle3201]

I just received the new Tech 4 E4’s and those are at least as powerful as my Magura MT7’s. So anyone with questions if these V4 will be powerful, they certainly will be!

[@stephenbrown5844]

No comparison to hope,, magura are nasty

[@eXTreemator]

@@stephenbrown5844 where do you take this kind of bs from.

[@fe9523]

I have seen some of your videos and you are a shredder man!. How often do you have to bleed them?, do you feel that they require a lot of maintenance ?

[@MrPyadster]

daaam they are a nice bit of kit

[@boxinggloves6834]

what an amazing tablecloth where I can get one of this?😂 and how's the brakes after a year of use?

[@stephenbrown5844]

You can request any colour combo you want purple and silver no bother. Proper British brakes, fantastic quality and finish. 😉👌💜🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@davidcart28]

Look forward to the review compare to the saints

[@dickyo6952]

Saints and Hope are so totaly diffrent i can't compare. When i went from Sram Code callipers ( the old ones) with guide rsc levers to Hope i was not happy for the first few days. I think u need to see guide and saints like they have power steering in your car. The levers feel is light and packs alot of punch but not so much modulation. Where hope the harder u pull the harder they brake. It realy is something i need to get used to. Now riding hope for 5 years i don't want anything else though, and got the new ones comming and looking to see how the lever takes less efford to pull.

[@dsm156]

​ @Reuben van den Dool How is the lever length working out? Compared to the tech 3 lever it looks like it would push the clamp out too far and make integrated shifter mounting awkward? Are you getting any pad taper? The Tech 3 E4 has equal piston sizes and it ends up tapering the pad a lot, looks like the E4 could resolve that issue. How about sticky pistons? I usually have to work the pistons in and out 1-2 times a season to keep the Tech 3s running smooth and to prevent the pads from rubbing slightly on the rotors. I've got 5 years on my current set of Hopes though and they are still pretty great.

[@reubenvandendool]

Sorry I didn’t see this earlier! The lever length is no dramas for me. I read somewhere it’s only a couple mm longer than the tech 3s, it just looks longer cos it’s straighter. I don’t think you’d have any issues, especially if you like intergrated shifting that doesn’t get too close to your knuckles. I’m on my second set of brake pads and no pad taper at all. All pistons are ridiculously free moving. The pads wear out consistent and parallel to each other. No sticky pistons, all have been very free moving and easy to push back in the caliper when bleeding or putting new pads in👌 hope that helps.

[@lakaldrak]

How is the Brake Performance If U compare to Ur Saint ? Lg

[@reubenvandendool]

It’s definitely more powerful with the green brake pads. Leaver feel is much nicer and smoother and stronger, and that’s coming from a guy who loved the shimano lever feel. Need to bleed the front soon though, but I think that’s just a new brake thing

[@1zzy_713]

Getting the tech 4 X2’s, can I get a 180 rotor?

[@reubenvandendool]

All brakes work with any rotor size, so yes

[@foilwithtb]

Is the length of the front brake the same as the rear you just trimmit shorter?

[@reubenvandendool]

Yep

[@foilwithtb]

@@reubenvandendool alr ty so much for that

[@BMH1965]

When is the review of you using them?

[@reubenvandendool]

Hopefully in the next month or so. Trying to go through a set of brake pads to properly test them. If you have any questions ask away

[@reubenvandendool]

Will make a review video in about 2 weeks time. Got some good thoughts to share

[@MTB_FPV]

@@reubenvandendool it's been 2 weeks 😂

[@reubenvandendool]

@@MTB_FPV I filmed it yesterday actualy hahaha I’ll edit it when I’m home in a few days and get it out😜

[@alexi2345]

Looking forward to this Video

[@ludovicosforzini799]

Where did you buy it?

[@reubenvandendool]

Merlin cycles

[@bikerboy1993]

Is there any difference on the v4 to the e4 and braided and non braided

[@reubenvandendool]

No difference, just the looks. And the braided cable is harder to cut

[@bikerboy1993]

@@reubenvandendool is there any power difference

[@bikerboy1993]

@@reubenvandendool a like ma brakes pure grabby

[@reubenvandendool]

@@bikerboy1993 Haven’t tried both personally but there’s meant to be a lot more power on the v4

[@bikerboy1993]

@@reubenvandendool nice a want the black n orange ones cause av purple bars n a orange stem lol

[@19Marc79]

I rode Zee brakes a few weeks in >10 different bikeparks. I really liked them and they worked great. Then I bought Hope Tech3 V4 brakes and I don´t want Zee brakes any more. Zee is best bang for the buck. Hope is best quality, best feel and best looks. If you love your bike and you have the money => go for HOPE BRAKES !

[@reubenvandendool]

Wise words 😎

[@Adam-vm8kp]

Far too much messing about to keep hope tech3 on top performance. Never had a brake I’ve had to fully rebuilt with new seals so many times, on my own brakes or customers bikes in work. Magura mt7 for virtually zero maintenance, and no nasty dot fluid.

[@godlike0630]

This or yhe trp dhr evo?...i cant decide.

[@MrSupermugen]

i bought both, currently on the DH-R's...

[@godlike0630]

​@@MrSupermugenwhich is better?

[@MrSupermugen]

@@godlike0630 for Control, power and serviceability - hope. The only thing ive found annoying on the hopes, regardless of pads/rotors, you get a wee squeek sound sometimes, apparently its normal.

[@mattkock]

So I have been running the Tech 3 V4s since 2015 and now the Tech 4 V4s and trust me when I tell you that you Really NEED to be running the V4 twin finned and Vented rotors with those brakes. The pistons come out way too far with single rotors and the lever feel isn't nearly as good. Trust me. Cheers.

[@reubenvandendool]

The Hope e-bike rotors are pretty good at 2.3 mm thick. Wouldn’t wanna run less than 2mm thick though

[@justing6614]

Do these hope brake take 203mm rotors ?

[@reubenvandendool]

They’ll take any rotors as long as you have the right adapter 👍

[@justing6614]

@@reubenvandendool are these brakes powerful/ better than the other mainstream brands like shimano xtr and sram code rsc ?

[@reubenvandendool]

@@justing6614 definitely more powerful than both of those. Whether it’s better is up to personal opinion and what you want out for a brake. For me, I can’t stand sram brakes, and even as a longtime shimano rider, I think the hopes are “better”

[@justing6614]

@@reubenvandendool sweet thanks for your reply. Im trying to decide to buy them or not lol im looking for a more powerful brakeset

[@reubenvandendool]

@@justing6614 If power is what you want in a brake (it was my biggest want in a brake too) then these will be awesome