Video: It's Grim Up North

Jan 25, 2015
by Hope Technology  
Product testing at its best...
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It’s grim up north they say….you’re right, it might be grim up north – but we bloody love it!

What better way to test our nicely designed and manufactured Hope Cranks than to send two of the most stylish riders we know out to play in the “grim” northern countryside.

Location filming for Grim up North - Hope Cranks

Hope riders Sam Flanagan and (new recruit) Craig Evans have played a vital part in the testing phase of development of the Hope Cranks. Having riders who are as tuned in with their bike, as Sam and Craig, has allowed us to monitor the performance of our Hope Cranks in, let's say some of the “grimest” of conditions….

We set Sam and Craig the task of testing the Hope Cranks over a few days. The only condition being – no matter how grim it got they had to keep pedalling….

First up was Helvellyn. Now some might think, Helvellyn…in January…? I think Sam and Craig thought the same once up there!

Location filming for Grim up North - Hope Cranks
Grim Up North shooting - Helvellyn

Day 1:
Helvellyn hike-a-bike + Swirral’s edge + snow + 100mph winds = failed attempt


Location filming for Grim up North - Hope Cranks
Grim Up North shooting - Helvellyn
Location filming for Grim up North - Hope Cranks
Grim Up North shooting - Helvellyn

Swirral Edge wasn’t necessarily the problem… it was the 100mph gusts in the “dip of doom” which caused the guys some issues, spoiling the prospects of a Stick’s Pass descent.

Location filming for Grim up North - Hope Cranks


Day 2:
Helvellyn + Sticks Pass…


Whilst the winds had died down the snow certainly hadn’t disappeared. Opting for a “safer” ascent and descent up Stick’s Pass the boys found the riding conditions were probably just as testing as the previous day.

Location filming for Grim up North - Hope Cranks
Grim Up North shooting - Helvellyn

Hail, snow and ice made the descents a little tricky!

Grim Up North shooting - Helvellyn
Location filming for Grim up North - Hope Cranks
Location filming for Grim up North - Hope Cranks


Day 3:
Wharncliffe Woods


Day three and the boys moved slightly south in search of fairer climates, woods and a little bit of dirt. If you’ve seen the edit 26aintdead, then you’ll know that Craig is no stranger to Wharncliffe woods, what better place for the boys to finish the testing.

Location filming for Grim up North - Hope Cranks
Grim up North Images

It can be damn grim up north, but we reckon it's a pretty solid testing ground!

Location filming for Grim up North - Hope Cranks

Hope Cranks- designed, tested, manufactured - available now.


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  • 153 9
 THOSE GUYS ARE CRAZY! I mean driving on the wrong side of the road like that in the van.
  • 62 163
flag alex-morales (Jan 25, 2015 at 18:30) (Below Threshold)
 hahaha stupid american
  • 84 6
 @alex-morales .. Sorry to ruin the moment here but, mxwhitey was very clearly being sarcastic about the driving part.
  • 4 1
 I call BS
  • 23 1
 no fat bikes required.
  • 60 7
 Maybe alex-morales was being sarcastic as well? I laughed a lot actually.
  • 3 0
 Truly crazy. "A bit of Hail..." hahahaha
  • 8 1
 I don't know what you guys are posting about because I can only read audio books.
  • 7 9
 How obese are you Scott? Do you drink Coke? I hope you know it is unethical.
  • 1 5
flag peanutbuter (Jan 26, 2015 at 6:38) (Below Threshold)
 suit you selves it was 15 degress hear today
  • 11 8
 I'm suffering from an obsese borne illness. Its not cool to make fun of people like myself. That is called being a weightist in the U.S., just so you know. Call me fat or any sort of relation to that word again and I will successfully sue you for 8.23 million dollars in court. Try me, mother fucker. Merica.
  • 6 5
 @alex-morales ok since we are being offensive now, how many times has mexico gone to the moon?
  • 2 0
 @Sadkone1 I understand that they have been to space but they haven't been to the moon! answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090924205155AAUlPqI
  • 5 1
 Nazis got America to the moon - Nobody's bringing that up! Big Grin
  • 3 0
 The plot thickens @wakidesigns
  • 2 0
 Well that was unexpected. sorry for the ofended
  • 52 1
 B-b-b-but there's snow! Don't they need FAT BIKES!?!
  • 6 0
 but i wouldn't be mad at them if they wore goggles, i'm surprised they didn't.
  • 53 4
 proper video, fuck the bull shit arse whistler video we see every 2 mins
  • 6 1
 amen to that!
  • 38 6
 When I think of Sheffield I think of Steve Peat... sorry Craig Evans...
  • 24 0
 Think there might have been a bit of tongue in cheek going on there...
  • 2 0
 There's only one Sheffield steel.
  • 26 0
 Best thing on Pinkbike for ages, proper bikers! Well done guys!
  • 24 0
 this is mountain biking
  • 12 0
 This has very little to do with the vid but I thought I'd just put it out there, Hope please make all you components available to everyone in team green, I'm green with envy when I see all the team riders with their pimped out team green components! Such a rad color, and the fact that I can't have makes me want it more.
  • 10 0
 Dig that DVO Diamond fork too! Looks a good match to the Hope clad Yeti.
  • 3 0
 As if thats going to happen.
  • 1 0
 Ya probably not, but hey doesn't hurt to put it out there.
  • 17 3
 I have absolutely no idea what was going on for the first half of this movie.
  • 21 1
 Clearly it's some sort of English dialect .....Not the Colony English you're used to.
  • 6 1
 @justincs That had something to do with it, but it may have also had something to do with the GoPro audio, talking through a face mask, shot during a 100mph wind storm.
  • 13 25
flag timdgoodwin (Jan 26, 2015 at 3:11) (Below Threshold)
 Take 1 Ratboy, mix with 10 generations of in breeding, chuck in a with a healthy amount of Yorkshire tea... blend for 20 minutes = weird ass dialect
  • 12 1
 i understand what you're saying, but i have no idea what you're saying. yinz guys are rippin the shit outta that snow. let the liquor do the thinkin, bo-bandy.
  • 12 0
 Proper Northerners... Wicked banter...Great video... Smile
  • 8 0
 Normally you get a video with sweet adventure or a video with filthy good shredding. This video you get both. Beautiful. Hope puts out great media content, definitely says something about the brand. If you put this much effort into product videos, you obviously put a lot of effort into the product as well.
  • 13 0
 Lets Give @SteelCityMedia the props they deserve too! Consistently brilliant videos.
  • 11 0
 When I think of Shefield I think of Def Leppard.
  • 12 0
 That was awesome!!
  • 10 2
 It's grim OOP north. Get it right!. Razz

P.s. to whom it may concern: Scotland isn't really oop north. It's another country.
  • 6 0
 I thought they voted No thx on that!
  • 3 1
 Agreed - it's 'reet grim oop nurth' Scotland isn't country.
  • 3 0
 Wildlings north of the wall... You know nuffin' Jon Snow!
  • 7 1
 Those chaps be focking SICK. Right then you pussies, back on the bikes, we've got no excuses, never mind the rain!
  • 8 2
 Best video on pinkbike for some time.
  • 4 0
 Aye! And we are proud we are of our accents!and that we MTFU and ride all year round,had a lot of ice and snow fun the last few weeks:-D.
  • 4 0
 Wow, no one could have predicted all the Scots chiming in with "That's not really the north is it?" comments could they?!


Just wait until the highlanders log on! Wink
  • 6 0
 Why is this not VOD... wait VOY?!
  • 4 0
 i also like to ride in most weather conditions but my buddies dont so i have to go solo most the time.. gotta love the trails when no ones there but you
  • 3 0
 Yes!! This makes me proud to be northern! The south can shove its posh pints and good weather where the sun don't shine, this is England!
  • 2 1
 Oh the irony of telling us to shove our good weather where the sun don't shine! Up north? Sounds like you want better weather! Wink
  • 1 0
 You make a good point! As they put it, it's character building up here Smile
  • 3 0
 What a bunch of Northern Monkeys. Loved it.... Pinned riding at the end too, need to head back over to Wharncliffe.
  • 2 0
 Haha reminds me of our snow ride up high street ( highest roman road in uk) full sideways action . I wonder how many times they fell off coz I know we had a lot of offs..
  • 3 2
 The saying 'Its grim up north' has always been about North England. But to be fair to the jocks complaining, Scotland is the biggest council estate in England so i do get where the confusion is coming from.
  • 3 0
 Very cool video, but sorry Hope, your cranks is still ugly and overpriced for what is it.
  • 1 1
 This. And, is having "stylish" riders ride your cranks REALLY the best way to test them? Or anything, for that matter? I couldn't get over that.
  • 3 0
 Bloody Hell!!! Great fun, Eh!
  • 3 0
 Those two are beating the hell out of those beautiful bikes!
  • 3 0
 More Steel City Media videos on Pinkbike please Smile
  • 3 0
 Mint video that, good banter good riding. Hurricance gina pa ha ha
  • 2 1
 More aluminum cranks with aluminum threads. Wrong material for the component. Technology is still lagging behind when it comes to cranks.
  • 1 1
 A 9.5 min. video where the the biking doesn't even begin until 6 min. Into it? We are all used to the MTB videos where the action doesn't start until 1/3 of the way in, but this has to be a first.
  • 2 0
 Safe to say that the new Diamond performs well in snow and mud?
  • 1 0
 great little soundtrack, can anyone ID these songs? especially the one at 45 seconds in
  • 1 0
 Bye eck, it ain't half grim up in te north. Thas nos ha ti ride thz bike, don't the.
  • 1 0
 As a promotional video for a new crankset, I'd have liked to have seen a bit more pedaling !
  • 2 0
 this is one of these advertorial's I've been hearing about
  • 2 1
 they are not wearing eyewear??
  • 5 0
 no point when its as grim as that... you see f all with it on and you see f all without it on...
  • 4 0
 Oakleys don't have wiper blades Wink
  • 2 1
 Lots of good snow riding in the Lakes this winter, who needs fatbikes!
  • 2 1
 You and I have very different definitions of snow. That's a dusting.
  • 1 0
 Plenty of snow at the moment.

www.snow-forecast.com/resorts/Raise
  • 1 0
 Where are those trails in Wharny woods????
  • 1 0
 It is grim up north and they all eat pukka pies for breaky.lol.
  • 2 0
 The KLF
  • 1 0
 I got that reference.
  • 2 0
 What language is that?
  • 1 0
 Helvellyn looked prime conditions
  • 1 0
 Sticks pass is bloody awesome, great riding
  • 1 0
 Tobiusmaximum lighten up.
  • 1 3
 Would have loved to see more Wharncliffe shredding. Great video but it did suck that most of the video was them carrying their bikes uphill....
  • 2 1
 Yeah boys, top video Smile
  • 1 0
 VOD, that is all Smile
  • 1 0
 Love this Video!!
  • 2 5
 proper epic video just it should be called up 'its grim up north in england' anyways we just need a super sick 'the proper upnorth' !
  • 6 0
 What... Iceland? When will Scots realise they're not northerners? They're Scots. According to Inuits, you're a southern fairy.
  • 2 5
 hahhahha up north? get a map !
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