LONDON, UK - Bespoked, the cycling show for hand built bicycles, has announced that its new venue is in Olympic Velodrome in Stratford, London and will run from 12 to 14 April.
The show is a celebration of the increasing number of specialists frame builders, wheel makers, components manufacturers and clothing suppliers who are enjoying the boom in British cycling. Exhibitors are increasingly coming from all round the world as this becomes the most important celebration of handmade cycling equipment anywhere.
Be warned though, the show can be seriously ruinous to your wallet as the temptation to buy something is seriously enormous. Previous visits by Sportive.com to Bespoked have led to temptation being unavoidable and this year's line up sees an even greater number of exhibitors at the show.
The show organisers told us: "Bespoked originates from a frame building and event organising background. We realised the need for an event, in the UK, to promote the international art of the handmade bicycle. We understand the craft and passion of beautiful bicycles and the importance for the makers and designers to have the opportunity to promote their work to the public, as well as swapping ideas and building a community.
"We aim to have a complete show, highlighting the skills of individuals across the whole industry, providing a platform for independent and small scale producers of all things bicycle - from handmade frames and components to clothing and designed bicycle elements."
The venue has outgrown its original home in Bristol but the Velodrome promises to be an amazing venue to view some of the most beautiful bikes in the world.
The show is open from 2pm to 7pm on Friday, 9.30am to 6pm on Saturday and 10am to 4pm on Sunday.
There are a number of specialist talks during the three day event:
Friday 11th April
16.00 - 17.00 - RattleCAD - Bicycle Design Software - In this talk rattleCAD will be presented with its main features and the parametric model based on stack and reach will be discussed against seat and toptube length.
18.00 - Bespoked 2014 Awards Ceremony - categories below
Best in Show Supported by Reynolds
Best Road Bicycle - Supported by Columbus
Best Off Road Bicycle - Supported by Middleburn
Best Touring/randonneur - Supported by Reynolds
Best Track Bicycle - Supported by Columbus
Best New Framebuilder
Most innovative Product/Design
Spirit of Cycling
Best Alternative Material
Saturday 12th April
11.00 - 12.00 - Mike Burrows - The history of the bicycle and my part in it.
14.00 - 15.00 - Isla Rowntree (Islabikes) - The differences in designing a custom bicycle to an 'off the peg' model.
15.30 - 16.30 - Peter Murray - Findings of his Portland to Portland ride last year
Sunday 13th April
11am - Donhou Cycles - Framebuilders Workshop Tour
A short walk from the velodrome is Tom's (Donhou) workshop where he will give some people the chance have a look inside a framebuilders workshop and ask him questions. (limited to 12 places, availble to those that have purchased tickets online, please email stating your ticket number.
11.30 - 12.30 Tony Corke (Bicycle Fit and Design Instructor) The importance of bike fitting.
Current confirmed exhibitors:
14 Bike Co
18 Bikes
Advanced Velo Design - Windcheetah
Ahearne Cycles
AOI.CYCLE
Alchemy Bicycle Company (Mosquito)
Atomic22
August Wheelworks
Automatic Cycles
Baldwin
Baum (Prestige Cycles)
Bear Bikes
BikeRegister
Blacksmith Bikes
Black Spoke Collective
Brian Rourke
Brick Lane Bikes
Brooks
BTR Fabrications
Carradice of Nelson Ltd.
Chapeau
Cherubim (Kinoko Cycles)
Chicken Cycle Kit
Chris King (Evolution Imports)
Cielo (Evolution Imports)
Cloud 9 Cycles
COFA engineering
ColourBolt
Columbus
Condor Cycles
Craddock
Crono Shoes
Curtis Bikes
Daccordi S.R.L
Datatag
De Rosa
DMO Frameworks
Donhou Bicycles
Downland Cycles Ltd
Dynamoworks
Engineered Bicycles
Enigma Titanium Ltd
Evolution Imports
Faggin
Feather Cycles
Festka
Fosse Framesets
Freshtripe
Fresh Fabrication
Grimcycles
Hackney GT
Hammoon
Hobo BicyclesHope
Howies
Independent Fabrication (Kinoko Cycles)
Igleheart Custom Frames & Forks
Inspired Cycle Engineering
Islabikes
Just Riding Along
Kinoko Cycles
Kirchner Custom Castings
Libertine Bicycles
Limit Fabrications
Lock 7
Longstaff
Loopwheels (Jelly Products Ltd)
Malcolm Custom Bicycles
Mark Jones Velo Art
Mawis-Bikes
MeisterJig
Mercer Bikes
Mercian Cycles Ltd
Merényi Bicycles
Miche
Middleburn Cycle Components Ltd
Milk bikes limited
Miltag
Mosaic (Prestige Cycles)
Mosquito Bikes
Moss Bikes
Moulton
MRD Bike co
Munin Bikeworks
Mustard (Prestige Cycles)
Nagasawa (Kinoko Cycles)
No2 Frameworks
Noble Wheels
Oak Cycles
Oram Kaye
Pacenti
Parentini
Paulus Quiros
Pedeled
Pegoretti (Mosquito)
Petersbike
Poetry In Motion Cycles
Prestige Cycles
Pretorius Bikes
Quoc Pham
Racer Rosa
Rattlecad
Ravens Cycles
Restrap
Reynolds Technology
Roberts
Rohloff AG
Royce UK
Rusby Cycles
Ryde Rims
Saffron Frameworks
Sapim
Schwalbe Tyres UK Ltd.
Selberbruzzler
Seren Bicycles
Shand
Shutt Velo Rapide
Slate Cycles
Souplesse
Sparrow Cycles
Strada Wheels
Strawberry Bicycles
Sven Cycles
Swallow Bespoke
Swarf Cycles
Sword Cycles
Swrve
Talbot Frameworks
Tatts and Beards Workshop
Teague Bicycles
Ted James Design
The Bicycle Academy
Tim March
Titchmarsh Cycles
Toad Custom Cycles
Tommasini
Tsubasa
Union of Pedallers
Veloboo Design
Velo-smith
Vulpine
Whiter Cycles
Wildcat Gear
Wilkinson Cycles
Winter Bicycles
Wittson Custom Ti Cycles
Wold Cycles
Woodelo
Woodrup Cycles
Zullo (Mosquito)
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