HOPE HB.160 2019 £6,329.99 (complete bike)

Lancashire component legends Hope started with one of the earliest disc brakes and then made almost every component needed for a mountain bike. On-site carbon fibre manufacture for the seatpost and handlebar was the final part of the puzzle, and the unapologetically idiosyncratic HB.160 was born. The bike tested here features a revamped build kit that’ll only just be available to buy by the time this magazine hits the shelves.