HB.160 - The New Carbon Mountain Bike from Hope Technology

HB.160 - The New Carbon Mountain Bike from Hope Technology
Hope (UK) – Hope Technology just revealed their first bike, the HB.160 Carbon All Mountain/Trail Bike.

So why make a bike?


This was the dream of Ian Weatherill and the late Simon Sharp, Hope’s co-founders. It was never about the idea of becoming a bike brand, but rather just to have the satisfaction of producing a complete bike. Initial ideas were for a welded steel frame, but as technology moved on over the years, so their ideas moved to carbon.

Optimised Integration:
"Although we didn’t really want to create new standards on this project we felt it was important as we have seen compromises bike manufacturers have made when designing frames and also the restrictions on component manufacturers to conform to standards. Very few companies have previously been able to combine the needs of the frame and component designer into one project. With this unique opportunity, we set about creating our idea of the perfect bike - without compromise. Our bike designs have gone through a big evolution over the years, changing as our current bike requirements have changed as well as the evolution in wheel sizes and the disappearance of the front mech", shared Hope Technology about the new HB.160.

"We started back in 2005 with a downhill bike, but this design progressed through many different disciplines and has finally settled on our current ride - 160mm travel All Mountain/Trail style bike. This bike uses very few current standards since it was initially developed as a design concept rather than a product design exercise. Maybe not the best solution for compatibility, but when you make every part, it gives you the opportunity to manufacture a bike without compromise", they added.

Rear Brake:


The radially mounted brake only needs spacers to change disc size. This makes for simple disc size changes as opposed to the current post mount which varies in position with different disc sizes. As Hope's brake designer comments “It is really frustrating to model things perfectly on the screen, have CNC machines capable to hold very tight tolerances, to then fit a caliper and some randomly dimensioned brake mount. When you go away from the standard 160 postmount dimension depending which manufacturer spec you go for, the caliper ends up in a different position because there is no set standard.” Radial mounted calipers aren’t new and have been used on motorbikes for decades, Hope's old Mono6-Ti caliper used this type of mount.

Cassette:


One of Hope's “long term” development projects, the rear cassette went through many stages during its evolution. They gradually “tweaked” the tooth profile and ramps to give the perfect shifting both up and down the gears. The final design uses 7 sprockets, 10t-24t, machined from a single stainless steel billet that is heat treated. Then four larger sprockets, 28t-44t that are again machined from a single billet, although this time it’s aluminium that is hard anodised. The cassette fits onto a specially made freehub that is machined slightly shorter to accommodate the 10t sprocket.

Specs:


HB.160 is available since 21st August 2017 from a hand picked selection of UK dealers.





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