Hope Tech brand products

Hope Technology began in the late 1980s as a subcontract machining business, manufacturing tools and fixtures for many local aerospace companies. In 1989, they started making disc brakes for the newly developed mountain bikes. Initially for the personal use of owners Ian Weatherill and Simon Sharp, they quickly realized that these brakes could be sold as a product in their own right. Since disc brakes were such a novel idea on a bicycle, they decided to start manufacturing other, more common bicycle products, the first of which was a front hub. These began selling through retailers in the UK, and interest was also shown in many countries around the world.

Over the following years, many more products were added to the range, and in 2000 the decision was made to stop all outsourcing and concentrate exclusively on bicycle products.

Hope now manufactures almost every part of a bicycle, including hubs, brakes, headsets, stems, bottom brackets, and lights. The only major part left to develop is the actual frame, which may be happening in the not-too-distant future. All parts are proudly manufactured at Hope's factory in Barnoldswick, a truly state-of-the-art facility. They have nearly 100 employees operating the factory 24/7, running 55 CNC machines, anodizing individual components, and hand-assembling the finished parts. Manufacturing all products on-site gives Hope complete control over quality and delivery times.

Hope exports around 50% of its production to more than 40 countries.

They deal directly with retailers in the UK, France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, and the Netherlands (employing French- and German-speaking staff), and then have distributors in many other countries. Their components have an excellent international reputation for both quality and reliability. They are typically assembled by enthusiasts looking to upgrade their bikes to the highest level and are supplied through specialist retailers.