BESPOKED Handmade Bicycle Show moves to Manchester

BESPOKED Handmade Bike Show returns to the UK for 2024, and Singletrack World will be there this year! Press Release begins: Embracing an enthusiastic …

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This is very cool. I’ve never been to Bespoked but its always interesting to see what the exhibitors are making. I’ve bookmarked the dates in my diary.

 

 

I’m in, be good to not have to trek to that London!

Excellent. I went to Bristol a few times (and exhibited once – maybe 2013 ish?) but never made it to the other venues. This one is going straight in the diary.

I’ll be there. My credit card won’t be.

If I go I would like it to be known that I live by the rule ‘lick it, it’s mine’

Woohoo! Great news, I’ll most definitely be there!

Most excellent.

Manchester, named the “European Capital of Cycling” 2024

What?

What?

Yep – Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Paris, even London… They have nothing on Manchester!

Anyway, at least the show is local to me, I’ll be there!

Ooh, local, nice. Would like to come.

Manchester, named the “European Capital of Cycling” 2024

What?

My reaction, too… however after a bit of googling, it seems this is more to be used as a springboard to improve cycling in Manc rather than to say it is currently the best city for cycling in Europe.
https://www.manchester.gov.uk/news/article/9390/pedal_more_in_24_-_manchester_seals_bid_to_become_european_capital_of_cycling

ECC

How much is a visitor ticket? Can’t see a price anywhere.

^ this.

I’m in. Been looking for a reason to visit Vicky baths.

@sharkattack Cost of living and all that may have increased things, but looking back, I paid £20 for the Harrogate show a few years back and if I recall correctly that was on a ‘buy one, admit two’ offer. There always seem to be offers of that kind kicking about.

Is there a carpark at the venue where you could camp for 3 days ?

Will be there, but as others have said, I also can’t see any price or booking details, only trade registration for exhibitors.

Is there a carpark at the venue where you could camp for 3 days ?

The nearest option I’d consider is the velodrome car park a couple of miles up the road which often allows van camping when there’s a multi-day event on there. Longsight (which is where the venue is) is really not the place to be leaving a car with a load of bike stuff in the back!

There’s a couple of cheap hotels like Travelodge on Upper Brook Street, the road into Manchester.

Look out for Collins cycle works as he’ll be exhibiting and makes some great stuff. Just been given this waist pack for review. Lovely fidlock clasps and bottle mount

Victoria baths, oodles of nice bikes, and then sit in the bar watching some Tour! The perfect weekend. It’s in the diary now.

Bit of a longshot this one but I’m taking a couple of customer bikes for my stand at the show (haven’t built them yet) and one of the customers needs his bike for a trip at the same time so I can’t display that one anymore. So now I’m looking for someone that wants a bike/frame built but doesn’t need it until after the show (end of June). For display bikes, I’ll absorb the cost of a fancier than normal paint job.

Hit me up via the website if you’re interested.

https://www.willowbike.com/#contact

Cheers

Steven Shand

Just an update for anyone wanting tickets: at this stage it’s a ‘Save The Date’ affair because they’re currently getting exhibitors booked in. Then they’ll sell tickets – and as the venue is a little smaller than some previously, they think it might sell out. We’ll be sure to let you know as soon as we hear they’re going on sale!

Prefect, thanks Hanna.