Bleeding Hope Minis

The first brake bleed that you do will probably feel horribly clumsy and fiddly. Don’t panic – it gets easier every time. Once you’ve assembled your bleed kit, you’ll know you have everything you need so it’s a good idea to store it all in a dedicated plastic box with a tight fitting lid to avoid the inevitable dribbles of fluid escaping into the rest of the toolbox.

Hope Minis are my favourite brakes, and are likely to be around a while. They work very well, weigh very little, look pretty and are made by the same nice people from the north of England who answer the phone in a reassuring Lancashire accent to respond to your technical questions with useful, friendly answers. Hopefully you won’t need to do anything to yours for years after fitting them except change the pads. The Hope Minis use DOT 5.1 fluid, which you can buy in small bottles from car spares shops. Don’t buy a large bottle because the fluid absorbs water and becomes ineffective once the seal has been broken. Step 1: Remove the wheel. The brake pads must be removed to avoid contamination – remove the spring clip on…

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