Anyone going?
http://www.bespokedbristol.co.uk/Bespoked_Bristol_2012_Exhibitors.html
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Handmade Bicycle show
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Yes with a couple of mates and then a night on the town
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That's why I'm going, out on the lash after with old Uni mates.
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Much as i admire Cotic, when did they start hand making their frames?
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yup I'll be going, and will be meeting the chap who made my custom frame in person for the first time :-). It was great last year, if a bit cramped.
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Much as i admire Cotic, when did they start hand making their frames?
pretty much all bike frames are handmade. 'Handmade' in this context means 'handmade by white people'
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im going, good excuse to go on the beer and have a look at ashton court
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I want to go on the Friday, but it's only on from 5-8, will they all be set up for the Friday night?
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Yes
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yes its awesome, Look out for the bicycle academy and strada wheels, top guys to chat to
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Might do a long day trip. Rumours also of a room for hobby builders to exhibit in - a bit soon for me but have a few more builds planned this year so might feel confident enough to join in for 2013.......
Very good to see such a long list of exhibitors, although a bit of lunchtime research threw up a number of companies that aren't making their own frames
Interesting to see relaunch of Swallow - anyone else remember the MBUK Campag Centaur test bike from 1990ish?
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Interesting to see relaunch of Swallow - anyone else remember the MBUK Campag Centaur test bike from 1990ish?
Was that the one that Paul Hinton took to Fuertaventura? I think I have that copy of the mag.
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Interesting to see relaunch of Swallow - anyone else remember the MBUK Campag Centaur test bike from 1990ish?
The white one with fillet brazed Columbus tubes?
More recently than that they did tandems - we went to visit them when we were buying in '97. Pete Bird has some very strong views on stuff.
However I can't see page 2 of the exhibitor list to see the details - anybody else with that problem? I'm using Chrome.
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Yup - that sounds like the one - I've still got the mag in the attic somewhere. Was it white with splatter paint?
We also went to try a tandem - 1996 I think. Never quite worked out their multiple company names / business ideas over the years - looking at their website they still seem to have a bit of an identity crisis!
I managed to get the second page a few days ago - with both Chrome and IE.
The show certainly serves a purpose to highlight the little guys - there are a fair few companies I've never heard mentioned in the bike press. Even long term ST advertisers 18bikes never seem to get a mention in print.
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