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Want a great weekend out with a bunch of bike lovers? Head to Bespoked Manchester, 25-27th April. The show’s mission is to support small independent manufacturers and help the frame-building community flourish. Held in Manchester's Victoria Baths, you can't fail to find something to love at the show. Whether you end up buying a bike is neither here nor there - this is about appreciating the people that make them, learning about interesting design, and celebrating bike culture. As well as a host of bikes, components and accessories on display, the weekend will see a selection of rides, films, talks -…
Posted : 13/03/2025 1:55 pm
I went last year and found it much more interesting than I was expecting, not huge but interesting. The location is pretty quirky!
Hope to get there again this year.
Posted : 13/03/2025 2:07 pm
I’ll be there, possibly with a (not apocalyptic, but appropriate for the show) new bike build, depending on stand space/lead times not slipping.
Posted : 13/03/2025 4:16 pm
I should love that BTR because it's exactly my kind of bike but it looks like a mad 90's contraption from before DH bikes were figured out. It makes me realise that I prefer modern, swoopy, sexy, fast looking DH bikes.
The Dawley on the other hand, which I would never buy, looks lovely.
Posted : 13/03/2025 6:14 pm
Last time I was at Victoria baths, we played canoe polo and then went to boddingtons for one of the very last tours then got even more scuttered in the brewery pub on the corner.
Would love to go back and I'm in England then...
Posted : 13/03/2025 7:31 pm
Saw the build challenge last month when it first came out, but to be honest the original entry cost, detailed requirements and short notice kind of turned me off - maybe next year if they announce something a bit earlier (plenty of us previous exhibitors / hobbyists still mucking about).
Last year was a nice day out in a great venue and will be a little gang of us going again this year.
Posted : 13/03/2025 8:57 pm
I'm with TheArtist...that Dawley is a really beautiful bike. Thats a potential new bike. Trip to Manchester I think.
Posted : 14/03/2025 7:27 am
Where’s that Bespoked apocalypse image from? Hopefully a real human artist? Can I get one please?
Posted : 14/03/2025 11:55 am
