Adam Brayton’s World Championships Scott Gambler

Adam Brayton is a quiet and reserved bloke, so when we saw what Hope had cooked him up for the World Championships we were blown away. It’s a loud and proud Scott Gambler that shows just how proud the Barnoldswick bunch were to have their rider in the World Champs. Hope truly are the masters of anodising – how on earth did they make those two-tone cranks??

Dean Tennant’s cedar Transition TR500

What better homage is there to the trails of North Shore than a cedar wrapped frame. Dean Tennant’s Higher Calling 2 saw him shred through Squamish on this beautiful Transition TR500 and it made for one of our favourite videos of the year.

The Athertons raw finish World Championships Trek Sessions

In a way this is almost the opposite of a custom frame because it has no paint at all. The Athertons went into the 2016 Worlds raw and the rest, for Rachel Atherton at least, is history.

Paint can add up to half a kilogram to a bike so the raw finish is all about saving as much weight as possible. Thankfully, it looks pretty eye catching too.

Loic Bruni’s Rainbow Specialized Demo

Loic Bruni came out of the blocks at the start of this season as the reigning World Campion, and he wanted everyone to know as he rocked this Rainbow designed Demo.

It seemed he may end up suffering the curse of the Worlds after crashing out in Lourdes, but he sprinted to victory in Cairns to claim his first ever World Cup win.