The pink anodized Mini was actually only intended as an eye-catcher at the last Eurobike. An employee had originally built the brake as a one-off for his wife's bike. When the brake quickly became a crowd-puller and numerous fascinated bikers asked the stand staff when this brake would be launched on the market, Hope decided to produce a limited edition of the disc brake in series.

Technically, the levers and pistons are the same as the tried-and-tested Hope Mini. However, the CNC-milled housing of the brake cylinder and piston has been painted pink instead of clear and features a laser-engraved floral pattern. The set includes a floating brake rotor, which has been consistently designed in the same delicate design. The aluminium carrier is also anodized pink and the ventilation holes of the steel braking surface are arranged as flowers. This brake disc with a diameter of 160 millimetres also helps to keep the weight down. The complete set for one wheel weighs just 354 grams.

If you want to put a pair of the pink brakes under your Christmas tree, you'll have to hurry: Hope has only produced 200 sets. Some of them have already found their way to the Swiss importer Agentur Felix and are now available in the bike store.

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