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 …

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

Really looking forward to the Friday opening afternoon.

might grab lunch in Rusholme beforehand.

might even try http://dontacos.co.uk/Learn-Our-Food/

Go see

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8HN6hktVQd/?igsh=NThwb2owYTkyeGJj

and hear Ted’s gravelly growl drawl about it.

Who’s coming then? I’ll be there on a Singletrack stand, and judging the ‘Best Mountain Bike’ prize 🙂 Do come and say hi, I am totally there for the chat!

There on Sunday. Looking forward to it, that’s a great list of exhibitors!
If you’re not completely caffeine’d out by then, I’ll buy you a coffee. 🙂

Friday chat for me.

Saturday morning for me. Looks ace.

Three of us coming on Saturday. I’ll mostly be taking photos of the clever tiny details that others probably miss.

Finally got round to fitting the front rack to my commuter in vague prep for a late summer tour in the Netherlands. I didn’t make the fork but everything else including tube bending was done in the shed.

Would love to go, having been to several of the Bristol shows, but it’s a big it’s a big ol’ trip to Manchester for me. Would love to see Dawley Bikes stand, Actofive and Huhn Cycles are also 😍

Those that do go will have an excellent time – by far the best cycling show in the UK.

It was a big ol’trip for us northerners for the many years it was in Bristol or London 🙂 Good to see it moving around and it should be a suitable character venue to match the great one in Bristol. (Think I did Bristol twice as a visitor and once exhibiting)

Would love to come and I’m pretty local, but can probably only be there from about 2pm on Sunday. Not sure if it’s worth it…

Popped back to see ‘what to eat and drink’.

maybe I’ll skip Rusholme and see what ‘food trucks’ are there.

the list of exhibitors is long, I just checked it out on the bespoked site. Looks like it’ll be a great event!

Make sure that you have a good explore of the building. Victoria Baths is a wonderful place.

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— Walk Ride GM (@WalkRideGM) June 26, 2024

how did I miss this. just agreed to drive down to London with the missus this weekend 🙁

Will be there tomorrow, is there a secret STW handshake/sign?

@rocketdog freaky. You’ve read tomorrow’s weekly word?! I’ve not sent it out yet!

Planning to be there soon after opening on Friday.

@rocketdog freaky. You’ve read tomorrow’s weekly word?! I’ve not sent it out yet!

@stwhannah I’ve been called worse 😆

Go hungry. Great food … I’d go burrito.

Saw this lovely couple there…

Burrito was great.

saw this in todays weekly word

They will effortlessly high five and fist bump their way through hellos

sorry @stwhannah the awkward ‘er, hi’ to you and your delightful husband must have been a disappointment. it was great to see you both there. Have a great evening tonight and enjoy the arduous weekend of stand duty and interviews. If you need a break from the ‘inner’ city pop on the #50 & visit ‘leafy’ Didsbury & the Burnage riviera’s best bar https://www.reasonsbeercafe.co.uk

for those undecided about going it’s a great show in a great venue. Folks I met at all the stands were so enthusiastic and took so much time to share their knowledge. Big callout to the great lady at Atherton Bikes and the lovely folks at Wizard Works.

There’s parking a short walk away on most of the streets of Victoria Park. Your car will probably still be there and OK when you get back.

there’s also parking at East Didsbury tram stop which is convenient for the #50 bus on Kingsway that stops on upper brook street near to the venue.

there’s parking at the manchester aquatics centre which might be convenient if you’re coming off the Mancunian Way (A57(M)). Walkable to the venue or get the #50 bus.

from the city centre you can get the #50 bus from outside of the manchester art gallery on Princess Street. Back in the day you could get this from Piccadilly bus station. How times change.

there is cycle parking front and back. There were a few bikes locked up at the front of the venue today.

Any word on the quality (and safety) of the bike parking? Not overly re-assured by the phrase “Bike parking will be available outside both venues.”

@slackboy There is a big bike rack with a security guard in a sort of outbuilding adjacent to the venue.

thats the quality reporting we like thanks @stwhannah. I’ll come and say hello tomorrow.

fyi @slackboy