The trail bike manufactured at the company headquarters in Barnoldswick (England) has, as the model name suggests, 130 millimetres of rear suspension travel and can be combined with forks up to 150 millimetres. The main frame is built Hope made from carbon, the rear triangle from milled aluminium. We took a look at the exclusive trail bike fully at Eurobike 2019, find out more in the video:
With the HB.130, Hope is building a trail bike for the first time in 2020. What makes it special is that the carbon main frame and the milled aluminium rear triangle of the 29er are manufactured in England. We took a look at the exclusive trail bike fully at Eurobike 2019, find out more in the video.
Hope HB.130 - the facts at a glance
- 29 inch wheels
- 130-150/130 mm suspension travel
- Flipchip for geometry adjustment on the damper mount
- Carbon main frame
- CNC-milled aluminium rear triangle
- cables and lines running inside the frame
- 130x17 mm rear wheel axle (as on the HB.160)
- Bottom bracket and headset with special installation dimensions
The complete Hope HB.130 bike with Hope components, Sram X01 and Fox suspension costs 7500 euros. The frameset including shock, hubs, headset, bottom bracket and seatpost clamp costs 4700 euros. In Germany, the trail bike from Hope is currently available from ten selected dealers, an overview can be found here.
