The
lever and hose remain the same, but you instantly notice some new
visual changes.
The
caliper is now anodized black, with only a laser-enhanced HOPE logo
on the top (see pic), and the new bling bling gold piston cover. The
rotor has also been neatened up too, with the wavy design out the
window and in with a neater round design with cooling
fins.
The
caliper has gone under some nice and useful tweaks: like the body is
now a one-piece unit, some you wont have any problems of leakage or
caliper separation if you didn't do up the bolts properly, and the
pistons are now set in a stain-less steel insert which helps to stop
heat build up and will protect them from moving parts (rotors). They
have also shrunk with a choice of 160 or 180mm up at the front and
140 and 160mm at the rear.
For
2004 the brake pads have changed as Hope are using a new undisclosed
manufacturer, known for its consistent compounds that are suppose to
improve your braking performance and keep the heat down.
The
one-piece caliper gives the mini Mono a lever pull a firmer feel and
it has a higher lock-up
threshold.
