Hope refunding price difference on their HB.160

Needs new XTR or you're just not gnarly enough

Not my kind of bike, and as such I hadn't heard of it until about 10 minutes ago, but I'd like to see more and hear your experiences. You gonna do a readers bike thread?

Very cool Alec

Some pics from the Passporte du Soleil


IMG_1456 by Bollox2u, on Flickr

IMG_1501 by Bollox2u, on Flickr

IMG_1536 by Bollox2u, on Flickr

IMG_1544 by Bollox2u, on Flickr

thats a tidy carbon weave. pure sex

Looks a nice bike! Price is in line with most brands too. Still expensive though.

12 quid for a single bearing is taking the proverbial. Bloody likely nasa dont pay that much


One thing I find odd, and a bit annoying, is that they wont sell a single item if they normally retail as a pair. Was trying to get a replacement pedal and despite them making the bloody things, they said they only sold pairs.

And actually now that my goats got, their brake are nowt like their early brakes for power, and the metal they now use on the caliper appears to crumble away. If thats corrosion from just not cleaning thats worse than anodes ive seen on the bottom of boats, that have been suspended in salt water for 5 years

Just too many innovations and redesigns they've got to make all that investment back. although judging from the current products these are redesigns nobody needed.

My new E4 brakes are the most powerful I've ever had, including recent XT, Deore and various old Hope.

My only personal criticism is that the anodising doesn't always give a consistent colour. I have two blue stems, one lighter than the other. My OCD doesn't like that.

Otherwise I think Hope are ace.

Lifetime frame AND bearing warranty on the HB.160.