Hope Mono Mini Works review

This is a tricked version of Hope's standard £120 Mini Mono that drops the low weight even further. Power is good rather than outstanding with the 160mm rotor, but the firm lever feel gives very accurate feedback and control.

Our rating

4.5

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Guy Kesteven

Published: January 1, 2007 at 12:00 am

Our review

Very light, massively adaptable and superbly finished for the price.

This is a tricked version of Hope's standard £120 Mini Mono that drops the low weight even further. Power is good rather than outstanding with the 160mm rotor, but the firm lever feel gives very accurate feedback and control.

The brake handled dyno heat OK too, with some fade but no boil on the standard run with the floating rotor (£10 extra) upgrade. A new carbon lever blade (£25) drops the weight even lower, and braided hose costs £9.

Easy-fit slotted post mounts are now standard and the super crisp CNC machined work and laser etching throughout give a distinctive high-tech look despite a very competitive price.

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Guy Kesteven is one of the world's most experienced bike testers. Having started out working in bike shops, Guy moved into journalism in 1996 and has since written for some of the most respected bike publications out there, including BikeRadar, Cyclingnews and Bike Perfect, while also running his own YouTube channel GuyKesTV. Yorkshire-born Guy is a mountain biker through-and-through, and after more than 25 years as a bike tester, knows what separates the wheat from the chaff. Still, Guy is more than comfortable on drop handlebars, too, not least with the rise of gravel riding. Guy is 180cm tall.