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#117 JOE BARNES’ HOPE HB.916

Hope Technology have been churning out high-quality brakes, hubs and more in Barnoldswick, Lancashire, since 1989. Over the years, they’ve gone from strength to strength, and now operate 55 CNC machines running around the clock. All that expertise in hewing parts from aluminium led them to think about producing their own bikes onsite. For that, a different approach was needed. They created their own carbon fibre moulds and in 2017 released the 650b-wheeled HB.160 to the public.

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