Hope Technology - what a great company!

[Globalti]

I had the pleasure of a trip around their factory a couple of years ago when I arranged it for my mountain bike club. Barnoldswick has a long history of manufacturing precision parts for Rolls Royce aero engines so the workforce are accustomed to working to precision and I would imagine that their experience has benefited Hope enormously.

Everybody who has ever needed to contact Hope about a spare part or a problem has been impressed by their attitude and their after sales service.

Fascinating article here: Hope Technology

 

[ColinJ]

My Hope hubs and C2 disk brakes have been totally reliable for 10 years.

That closed system brake design does have one major flaw though - the brake fluid heats up rapidly and tends to lock the brakes on. I have to back the brakes off as I descend using the thumbwheels provided. After about 5 minutes of braking I run out of adjustment.

Still, apart from having to change pads from time to time, the brakes have been maintenance-free so I'm not complaining!

 

[upsidedown]

My new Evo2 hubs are great, if a little noisy.

 

[Dan B]

I've always had misgivings about brakes labelled "Hope" - do they have a sister company "Pray"? It's like buying a hard disk called "Fireball"

Joking aside, have talked to them a few times about the C2 brakes on our workbike and can't fault their knowledge or helpfulness. And my Vision 1 is perfect in almost every way

 

[Globalti]

Yes, my original Minis do pump up but they soon recover. The only maintenance they seem to need is an annual clean to remove the black paste that accumulates around the pistons.

 

[Panter]

I've only had extremely positive experiences from their customer care. Ok, so their stuff's not cheap, but I'll certainly be buying Hope again.