Latest News.....

Woody makes front page! It's taken years of trying - way back from Junior Kick start champion in 1982, but finally he's made the front page of TMX, the off road bikers paper of choice. If you don't subscribe, get yourself down to the newsagents NOW - as Woody will be out this afternoon buying up copies to save for posterity (and selling, signed on e-bay!) Click here.....

Malsis School Trail Opening Ian Weatherill (owner/director of Hope) has been busy this winter with a MTB facility and his son's school. In usual style, the whole project got bigger and better and now it's ready for the grand opening - for more words and pics .....Click here

Olympic hopeful - Oli Beckingsale takes top 20 at WC Giant rider - Oli Beckingsale has had a busy start to the season, back to back world cups events and National points series all made for a hard 2008 campaign. To read more about Oli's results and travels .....Click here

Hope sponsored rider breaks South Downs Record Rob Lee - Iron Horse Extreme Team rider and Hope sponsored athlete has just broken the South Downs Way record. To read more .....Click here

BCF Factory Tour 2 More pics and report from the BCF factory tour .....Click here for the link

BCF Factory Tour The British Cycling Federation recently took delivery of their new team kit - they brought mechanics, managers, press and riders upto our Barnoldswick Factory to have the kit fitted ans set up. The team will be using our new lightweight 3 bolt wheels, bottom brackets, headsets and Mono Mini Pro brakes. .....Click here for the link

PRODUCT TESTING! Now we know the branding say's 'designed, made and tested in Barnoldswick' - but that's not strctly true!........ Guillaume, our in house brake designer has just come back from a riding trip/holiday in South America, something he like's to call 'testing'! The soon to be released 3 bolt hubs were put through their paces on the 2500 mile journey through Chile and Argentina. Full story coming soon, but for more pics...... Click here

Paul Oldham Interview Our star rider, Paul Oldham has been winning everything this year. So much so the BCF have done an interview with him. .....Click here to read it

KIDS CLOTHING To add to the adults clothing range - we also have this brilliant kids stuff too! Full replica kit - same quality as the adult's, with a proper chamois pad in the shorts and pockets in the jersey! Sold as a set (shorts and jersey) and retailing at £45. Click here.....

ARCHIVED NEWS For all archived news items - Click here ......

Sponsored Athlete's

SPONSORED ATHLETE'S For links to all the latest news from our sponsored athlete's...... Click here

Downloads

2008 Data Sheets are ready to download now. Full breakdown of all 2008 products with specifications, pictures and pricing. For a downloadable PDF.... Click Here

Hed Doctor fitting Video Click Here

Pro 2 20mm conversion Video Click Here

Brake Bleeding Video Click Here

Moto lever adjust video Click Here

Roll a diaphragm video Click Here

Shorten a hose Video Click Here

Rebuild a Pro2 rear hub Video Click Here

Set up a caliper Video Click Here

Centralise caliper pistons Video Click Here

Machine of the month

LIQUID NITROGEN CRYOCYL TANK - It's like something out of Doctor Who! This is the Liquid Nitrogen tank which feeds the new Laser cutter (to cut disc rotors and floating centres amongst other things) The temperature inside the tank is -196 deg C! which keeps the 2000 litres of liquid nitrogen in it's sci-fi state. When pumped through to the machine (some 50 metres away) the liquid is turned into gas through an integral vaporiser which means those 2000 litres are good for 1,368,000 litres of gas for cutting! That might sound like an awful lot - but with the machine running over 20 hours day the tank is replenished every 2 weeks. The tank is outside right next to the picnic tables used for lunch - roll on summer and outdoor air-con!

Employee of the month

TONY BROWN Occupation Milling manager/programmer (I think!) How long worked at Hope? Never actually worked, but been coming for 13 years Products made All milled bit's - calipers, master cylinders, stems, brckets, light bodie's etc Hobbies & Interest's Rugby, cycling, beering, walking (not neccesarily in that order) Love? My family and my MX5 Loathe? Litter and litterer's Listening to? at the moment...Coldplay, Bashphelt and Kings of Leon Most likely to be heard saying...."Is it Friday yet? or "Where's Alex"? Dinner with 3 famous people, dead or alive....Ellery Hanley, Billy Connelly and Morrisey

Press and reviews

PRESS AND REVIEWS For all the latest reviews of Hope products in the press...... Click here