BESPOKED handmade bicycle show is back in the UK for 2024
The much-loved BESPOKED handmade bicycle show is returning to the UK this year, following a year in Europe (Dresden), running in Manchester over 28-30 June 2024.
A key place to see custom-made and crafted bicycles – and perhaps to pick up a few design cues and see what’s garnering attention among punters – BESPOKED will be held at the iconic Victoria Baths in Manchester – in time for the city’s year as European Capital of Cycling.
Those June dates coincide with the weekend start of this year’s Tour de France, which will play on the big screen in the bar area during the show. BESPOKED itself will run over three days and expects thousands of handmade enthusiasts, industry professionals and members of the cycling community. The PR notes a warm and familial atmosphere and that sounds accurate judging by CIN’s past attendances at the show.
The show is probably best known for running in Bristol for many years, but has been on a few road trips, including Lee Valley Velo Park and Harrogate.
Registration for the Manchester-set handmade bicycle show has now opened.
It’s an interesting time for the handmade bicycle scene. In issue 04 2023 of CIN, Duncan Moore investigated the future of the UK’s custom frame building industry, finding that tough conditions are threatening to take the sector to breaking point. This year, there were signs of some organisation, with a first meeting scheduled for small and solo UK bicycle framebuilders and enterprises to potentially bring the industry together and shape a collective response to the uncertainties faced by UK frame builders
“Victoria Baths is an ideal venue for the show, with its glass roof, neutral palette and ornate interiors. Manchester is ideally situated at the centre of the UK geographically, with fantastic transport links and proximity to the Lake District and Peak District, which make up some of the finest riding in the UK ” said BESPOKED’s Peter Georgallou.
PIC CREDIT: Simon Weller
