Hope have recently moved into new, state of the art premises in Barnoldswick and invited our mate and downhill super coach Alan Milway along to check out the latest developments.
Hi all. Had a great day up at Hope – a very inspiring place and an incredibly enthusiastic group of people.
‘High Tech’ might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Northerns grafting over a lathe to machine bike bits, but you would be so far from the mark. In a factory once used to make scratch cards, CNC machines work 23 hours a day to produce ingots of aluminium of many colours. The enthusiasm is infectious and the scale is something else. When the rep arrived to oversee the installation of the new £450k CNC lathes he had only ever seen 2 in the same premises – at a Formula one team. Hope have 5…
Full article to follow in Wideopen Magazine, but for now enjoy a taster photos – the new development pedal, from its blank, a Boxxer crown in development and owner Simon’s bike, complete with one of 4 cranks that have made it off the computer screen so far…
Head on over to Hope’s website for more.
Cheers Alan!
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Nice work Milhouse – those pedals look the business. Want.