A grand reception...The design studio..."That's me that is!""That's me too!"Best hide that from the planning officer...What the building looked like before...The integrated cassette is coming together - production versions may end up having the larger sprockets made from Ti...A prototype six speed DH specific cassette..Magic of 3D printing means ideas can be mocked up and any issues found before production startsOne for the 'cross lot - STI brake lever to hydraulic disk converter. Ian thinks they'll probably mount it on a stem spacer type arrangement with one hose going straight down and one out back.Rapid prototyping means that components produced out of house can be tested for fit and ease of production before they reach the factory.That 'cross STI to hydraulic disc convertor - and a little trick of the printer...Jenn Hopkins - she's only little - or is it a trick of the camera?A boardroom with a difference.New factory has social club for all employees.....with a snooker table. Makes the Singletrack Staff Sofa look a bit poor.With all the organisation and fresh paint on show, it's nice to know that even Hope have a room like this...Once used for keeping valuable Daily Mail scratchcards safe from desperate spinsters, now a very secure bike and bits storeroomA blast from the past. Worth remembering that Hope did Centrelock about a decade before Shimano too...This is where Ian wants to put a bowling alley. Really.
The variety of shoes sums Hope up..It's not a Hope article without swarf...Aluminium bar for lever bodies is extruded in a shape that keeps machining to a minimum.Hope hub blanks...All this is recycled - it's too valuable to waste.Bars are cut up before they go to the machining shop.
Surely not for human food? Ouchy.Who needs the Far East when you've got the same machines?A half finished integrated crown and stem setup in the machine...The machines can take a number of pallets, each containing a different machining job so that work time is maximised...
The machine works each item on five axis and can take 32 pallets of different jobs...
31 thoughts on “Hope Technology Factory – A photo tour”
Brilliant to see a UK company doing so well especially in these hard times. Good on you Hope…
hope are awesome
so glad theyre british too
Makes me very happy to have bought Hope hubs.
Makes me even happeir to be part of the team, shame about the terrible picture of me though 🙁
I’ve bought Hope stuff in the past and having experienced their customer service which is without doubt the best I have experienced anywhere, I now buy it because it works great and I trust it. And should something go wrong (that wasn’t my stupid fault!) I know that help isn’t far away. Keep on guys!
very enjoyable article, thanks ST people
I really like that hope parts are a totally different business model to anybody else. I might be wrong but most other companies are selling a product with inbuilt redundancy through parts that will break and are nearly impossible to replace. Hope though making something where most of the parts are replaceable and serviceable quite simply at home usually or they often refurbish in the factory. How cool is that and pees on anything that most other parts manufacturers offer from a great height.
Brilliant. I wants those pedals. GIVE ME A PAIR!
really interesting artical, great to see everything being made in house, speaks volumes about their ethics, ie not spreadsheet designing.
have always had hope stuff on my bikes because i trust it, but must admit, i use the big S brakes ;o)
oh, and put me down for those pedals!
As with many other STWers, I love attention to detail. This was great and added a lot of character to a revered name in mtb. I’m even more excited about my new Hoop (on it’s way in the post!). I feel my bike may develop a Hope infection soon…
Lovely cranks too!
Neil looks well happy in all the pics with him in.
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Brilliant to see a UK company doing so well especially in these hard times. Good on you Hope…
hope are awesome
so glad theyre british too
Makes me very happy to have bought Hope hubs.
Makes me even happeir to be part of the team, shame about the terrible picture of me though 🙁
I’ve bought Hope stuff in the past and having experienced their customer service which is without doubt the best I have experienced anywhere, I now buy it because it works great and I trust it. And should something go wrong (that wasn’t my stupid fault!) I know that help isn’t far away. Keep on guys!
very enjoyable article, thanks ST people
I really like that hope parts are a totally different business model to anybody else. I might be wrong but most other companies are selling a product with inbuilt redundancy through parts that will break and are nearly impossible to replace. Hope though making something where most of the parts are replaceable and serviceable quite simply at home usually or they often refurbish in the factory. How cool is that and pees on anything that most other parts manufacturers offer from a great height.
Brilliant. I wants those pedals. GIVE ME A PAIR!
really interesting artical, great to see everything being made in house, speaks volumes about their ethics, ie not spreadsheet designing.
have always had hope stuff on my bikes because i trust it, but must admit, i use the big S brakes ;o)
oh, and put me down for those pedals!
As with many other STWers, I love attention to detail. This was great and added a lot of character to a revered name in mtb. I’m even more excited about my new Hoop (on it’s way in the post!). I feel my bike may develop a Hope infection soon…
Lovely cranks too!
Neil looks well happy in all the pics with him in.