BESPOKED 2025 awards handmade bicycle brands Medusa, Creature & more
The doors have now closed on handmade bicycle hub BESPOKED 2025 in Manchester’s Victoria Baths (to be followed by BESPOKED Dresden in October), and its customary awards have been allocated to some of the top brands and craftspeople operating in the handmade bike sector.
The handmade bicycle showcase saw significant attendance and highlighted the community of this slice of the industry, according to the show organiser. This year’s show introduced new features including the Apocalypse Build-Off, the Car Park APOCALYPSE Crit Race hosted by Brother Cycles, the Brooks England Hill Climb Challenge and the Condor Cycles Saturday Film Night.
BESPOKED Award Winners 2025:
- People’s Choice: Medusa Cycles
- Peer’s Choice: Creature Cycles
Mike Burrows Award for Innovation: Drust Cycles (judged by Nic Morales of Bikepacking)- Best in Show: Drust Cycles (judged by 2024’s winner, BTR)
Best Road Bike: Feather Cycles (judged by Andy Carr of Cycling Weekly)- Best Paint: Alfano Frameworks (judged by Jack Kingston and Ian Greyharbour)
- Best MTB: Ballern Cycleworks (judged by Hannah Dobson of Single Track)
- Best Luggage: Wizard Works (judged by Dotwatcher)
- Best Gravel: Alonukis Frameworks
- Best Finish: AEight (judged by Jack Kingston and Ian Greyharbour)
- Best City/Utility: TJD
Best Apocalypse Bike: Sentient (judged by John Watson of The Radavist)
Next Event: Dresden, Germany | 10-12th October 2025
Photo credit Adam Gasson
