What To See (and eat, and drink, and watch) At Bespoked Manchester

Bespoked Manchester is on 28-30th June at the Victoria Baths. Buy your tickets in advance to save on the on-the-door price, and be sure to book on for the rides or film night too! We’ll be there, so be sure to come over and say hi between all the other things there will be to see and do…

Rides

There are a couple of rides to join if you want to exercise your legs between stroking all the bikes. Choose between a chill 35k Cafe Route on Saturday and a full blown 70k Peaky Blinder out into the peaks on Sunday. Spaces are limited and sign up is essential, which can be done via this link.

Bar and Food

There is a dedicated room for the bar, music and food vendors featuring a selection of beers from Purity and Mash Gang, served up by the bar team from the late, great, Look Mum No Hands! There will also be food from a selection of great Manchester food trucks, and coffee and pastries from the folks at Rapha store Manchester.

Exhibitor List

You can see the exhibitor list here. Those of a mountain bike persuasion may be especially interested to see Actofive, 18 Bikes, Auckland Cycle Works, Atherton Bikes… and we’ve not even got past the A’s. There’s something for everyone, and we’d encourage you to chat as well as look – the builders spend hours alone in their workshops and love to have the chance to talk to appreciative people about their creations. You don’t have to be buying to improve their day!

Friday 28^th June

• 14.00 – 18.00 Exhibition opens
• 18.00 – 22.00 Afterparty with pizza, drinks and DJs 

Yes – if you buy a ticket for Friday and you’re still in the exhibition at 6pm, you’ll be able to mingle with the builders, industry folks and such like. It should be a fun time – like being in a great pub where there aren’t any boring people talking about house prices or football. Just bikey people shaking loose. Be there before 7pm, when the doors will close.

Saturday 29^th June

• 10.00 – 11.30 Rapha Manchester 35K Café Route
• 10.00 – 18.00 Exhibition open
• 11.00 – 18.00 Live Tour De France screening in Bar Pool 
• 13.00 – 14.00 Talk – Bikes and Bird Hides
• 14.00 – 15.00 Talk – In conversation with Archie Atkinson
• 18.00 – 22.00 Flim Night with Condor 

Tour de France

To celebrate le grand depart magically lining up with this year’s UK edition of BESPOKED, they will be streaming live coverage of the Tour de France throughout the weekend in the bar. Wondering where to watch the Tour De France in Manchester? Bespoked is the answer!

Film Night

BESPOKED is excited to announce the first BESPOKED x Condor film night on the evening of the Saturday 29th June between 18.00 – 22.00. Join them for a selection of their favourite short films hosted by Condor in the Angel screening room, with complementary Aperol spritz and popcorn. Tickets are free but with limited availability, so sign up is essential via their website here.

Sunday 30^th June

• 10.00 – 11.30 Rapha Manchester 70K Peaky Blinder
• 10.00 – 16.00 Exhibition open
• 11.00 – 16.00 Live Tour De France screening in Bar Pool 
• 13.00 – 14.00 Talk – In conversation with Meg Barker
• 14.00 – 15.00 Talk – Schwalbe on tyres made from tyres

Hannah will be hosting the ‘in conversation with’ talks, so if you’ve got any questions you’d especially like asked of Meg Barker or Archie Atkinson, drop them in the comments!

Surely the only question for you is: ‘do I buy a single day ticket, or come for the whole weekend?’

Hannah Dobson

Managing Editor

I came to Singletrack having decided there must be more to life than meetings. I like all bikes, but especially unusual ones. More than bikes, I like what bikes do. I think that they link people and places; that cycling creates a connection between us and our environment; bikes create communities; deliver freedom; bring joy; and improve fitness. They're environmentally friendly and create friendly environments. I try to write about all these things in the hope that others might discover the joy of bikes too.

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