Hope Technology (since 1991, formally IPCO) is a bicycle component manufacturer based in Barnoldswick, Lancashire.
[1] Primarily concerned with manufacturing high-quality[2] mountain bike componentry, Hope have branched into accessories such as lights, tools and riding gear.
[3] Hope have more recently partnered with Lotus Engineering to developed a track bike, known as 'HB.T'[4] used by Great Britain Cycling Team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
In 1989 the owners decided that the brakes on their newly discovered mountain bikes were not up to scratch when compared to the motorbikes they were used to riding.
[8] Ian and Simon had initially planned to use the brakes for personal use, but after 2 years they realised the potential and brought the product to market.
[9] Throughout the year, and into 1993 Hope began to manufacture a number of accessories to accompany its product, including quick release skewers.
The new braking system saw its first win for Rob Warner at the 1996 Grundig World Cup DH in Kaprun in Austria.
[12] Thank to this success, as well as good results in other races, Hope expanded its facilities to Skipton Road, Barnoldswick (39,000 sq ft) in 1998.
Hope also developed a way to build custom disc wheels for the bike using a monocoque structure, resulting in them weighing less than 700g.
Filmed in and around Edinburgh by his flat mate, the edit shows Danny riding his trials bike performing stunts around the city centre, and now has over 39.7 million views on YouTube.