Eurobike 2014: Behind the Scenes

Eurobike is a big event for us and the rest of the bike industry – it’s true to say that no bike mag can afford not to be here. The problem is that Friedrichshafen isn’t the easiest of places to actually get to. There are no direct flights from the UK and it’s a convoluted journey of planes, trains, automobiles and ferries for most of the assembled press. Read our more detailed background story to the show here.

So, in a lighthearted look at our trip so far, here’s a short collection of our behind the scenes look at Singletrack at Eurobike 2014. There are no sneaky spy shots of the latest kit here – sorry.

The journey…

We have a new van now. It’s also just been ‘coloured in’ quite nicely, so this year we decided to pass on the usual plane and ferry logistics and instead decided to drive all the way. So our journey began in sunny Calderdale and would take us to Hull, Rotterdam, through Holland and most of Germany and end right up against the German/Swiss border.

The press room

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Well, it’s only one part of one of the press rooms really…

For all of our Eurobike coverage, click here.

Mark Alker

Singletrack Owner/Publisher

Mark has been riding mountain bikes for over 30 years and co-owns Singletrack, where he's been publisher for 25 years. While his official title might be Managing Director, his actual job description is "whatever needs doing" – from wrangling finances and keeping the lights on to occasionally remembering to ride bikes for fun rather than just work. He's seen the sport evolve from rigid forks to whatever madness the industry dreams up next, and he's still not entirely sure what "gravel" is. When he's not buried in spreadsheets or chasing late invoices, he's probably thinking about his next ride.

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