bushwacker

Hope should make their brakes compatible with the SRAM bleed kit which consists of two syringes and bleed adapters. Its much more thorough way of bleeding and less messier than taking reservoir cap off, then attaching your own tubing and syringe to bleed port on caliper. Usually harder to bleed rear caliper vs front since bleed port may not be at highest point depending on the frame and I find syringe method needed to remove tiny bubbles.

This replaces their older Stealth Race Evo (X2 caliper + lighter levers assembly + titanium bolts) which are on one of my XC bikes. Here are the actual weights for those who are curious: Hope x2 Evo Race Front: 215g + 25g (titanium rotor bolts) Rear: 225g + 25g (titanium rotor bolts) Hope 160mm floating rotor: 91.5g Hope also has version of their E4 (4 pot caliper) with the lighter Evo Race levers.

Looks like they use the same interconnected clip (bottom + top) like their XC pedals, so if the bottom clip scraps a rock it may unclip the top. Their older design with ROC/MX ATAC had separate springs/clips that were not interconnected so scraping a rock on the bottom would not unclip the shoe.

Another alternate view of MIPS http://www.bhsi.org/mips.htm "The helmet community has been discussing slip planes for years, and has been cautiously examining the MIPS data to evaluate the advantages if any. Everyone agrees that mitigating rotational force is important for injury protection, particularly for anti-concussion effects. But there are questions about how much a slip plane actually helps. Helmets are not coupled closely to the head, and will slip anyway. The scalp (nature's MIPS) ensures that, and skin does not stick to EPS much, given sweat, hair, hair products and sunscreen. (The Koroyd "straws" pioneered by Smith Optics helmets might be a different story, given their known ability to abrade skin in a crash.) So the tendency for the helmet to slide on the user's head and to slide on pavement or other impact surfaces is substantial. "