Bespoked Bicycle Show 2015 - Randoms

Apr 28, 2015
by Fraktiv  

- Show Randoms -

The Bespoked Bike show was full of little nuggets of engineering and creative masterpieces. Here's what caught our eye.

Toad - Hattie
  Toby Gallagher, or 'Toad' to his friends, creates his beautiful looking steel-framed bikes in West Berkshire. Toby has won several awards for his many and varied frames, and judging by the 26" Hattie's Bike hardtail, made out of Columbus steel, he brought to the show, you can see why.

Swarf
Beautiful milled headtube badges and carbon tyre levers courtesy of Swarf Cycles.co.uk. At 17pounds a pair, they're a keeper (with a lifetime warranty).
Katie s Bike accessories and jewelery
When biking is your life, chain key-chains - these ones from Katie's Bike - are one of those must-haves. All their products are made in Brixton, South London, from recycled bike parts.

Swarf - Special Project
  Swarf Cycles also had this stunning one-off special project carbon balance bike on show for the youngest rippers.

SweetskinZ
If you want to give your bike that extra bit of personality, why not add some glow-in-the-dark snake-skin pattern tyres?
SweetskinZ
SweetskinZ offer a wide and wild collection of tyre pattern for the 20", 24" and 26" market.

Shed 6 - Tunsafun
  Shed 6 Cycles started in a small backstreet shed in Leeds before moving to leafy Kent. Prices start from from £1,200 with either a steel or carbon fork and a simple paint job.

Shed 6 - Tunsafun
Felix, the man behind Shed 6 Cycles, had his Tunsafun hardtail on display. It's Shed 6's first mountain bike, full fillet brazed using Columbus MAX mountain bike-specific tubing.
Outline Works
A bull head bike hook is a great alternative to a bog-standard bike hook. Outline Works offer Bull and Deer models in a couple of different finishes.

Chris King
Chris King himself was at the show, supporting frame builders, and the stand was replete with the most sought-after handmade components in the world.
Royce
With massive amounts of heritage behind them, Royce dropped some bling! Their precision-engineered, hand-polished, titanium nitride coated Racing Gold Disc Hub set, manufactured from a single billet of Titanium, costs a whopping £1,150.00!

Virk - Un-named
Built from a passion for cycling and sustainability, Virk Designs, based in York, specialises in custom hand-built bamboo and carbon fibre frames.
Donhou amp Royce
This Donhou bike was on show, equipped with a Royce 104-tooth chainring. With a ring that big, you're bound to have just one thing on your mind: the world land-speed record.

Keim
  A furniture designer by trade, Paule Guerin from France has teamed up with prototypist Till Breitfuss to bring us Keim bikes. Their bikes use between 20 and 50 layers of white ash, vacuum-laminated to build the homogeneous monocoque. The orientation of the grain is optimised to take advantage of the wood's mechanical properties.

Hickman
Hickman's Cycle Fit Frames can be adjusted to suit an individual's optimum riding position.
Nevi
This 3AL-2,5V titanium alloy 'Stelvio' mile-muncher from Italian brand, Nevi, was wrapped in fabric! No, we're not sure why either?!

Curtis - Un-named
  Just a kids bike? Actually, on closer inspection, this unnamed bike from Curtis was specifically designed for children with dwarfism. No expense spared on Hope purple parts either!

Wheeldan - Basilisk
  Wheeldan are based in Germany, and came to the show with some impressive looking bikes, demonstrating some awesome engineering, at an eye-watering price!

Wheeldan - Basilisk
Wheeldan's 'Basilisk' is made from titanium and features an integrated Pinion gearbox, carbon belt-drive, integrated cable-routing and lights, and variable geometry to accommodate different wheel sizes.
Wheeldan - Double Happiness
The 'Double Happiness', also from Wheeldan, is an aggressive but super clean-looking touring tandem.


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75 Comments
  • 70 0
 "With a ring that big, you're bound to have just one thing on your mind..."
Does One-Up make a 250t wide-range for that?
  • 8 0
 titanium nitride coated Racing Gold Disc Hub set, manufactured from a single billet of Titanium, costs a whopping £1,150.00!
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?
  • 7 0
 Its 135 x 9......collectors edition I guess. The 142 x 12 is only $125.
  • 4 0
 Yeah OneUp's just waiting for the patent to be granted before starting production. :/
  • 1 0
 @freeride-forever was just going to say the same hahah
  • 2 0
 just dont go over any speed bumps on that bike and you'll be fine...
  • 2 0
 There was a video on Vimeo. The man built the bike himself and ordered the special Ring so he can get to V-max or V-max needed. It's a very interesting story and quite nice to watch Smile
  • 2 1
 Good thing 26" wheels have died. Otherwise that ring set up would not even be possible.
  • 4 0
 26 aint dead stil alive in my heart
  • 1 0
 sniff....I know what you are feeling man.....sniff
  • 22 0
 So the tandem bike is some sort of centipede thing then?
  • 5 0
 gotta wonder if you have to live on a diet of cuttlefish and asparagus or vanilla paste?

also, this comment had me laughing out loud at work.... then had me trying to explain the 'centipede' to work colleagues... well done
  • 2 0
 I wonder if they make a bike that the human centipede could ride
  • 1 0
 As long as you are not the middle-pede...
  • 15 2
 Chris King hubs are hand made, did he sell his machinery ? lol
  • 10 0
 He actually did sell his machinery! I was just over at the shop using a file helping him finish one set of hubs that he's been working on for 2 months!
  • 2 0
 I think "handmade" has been coined by anyone who manufactures their stuff themselves (excluding standard hardware, seals ect.)
  • 11 1
 Why couldn't a fork have three sets of through axle holes for each wheel size, each also compensating for offset too?
  • 4 0
 ...now there's somebody thinkin'...
  • 3 0
 Or, just a chip that rotates to different positions like the Enve rigid fork...
  • 5 0
 Flip chip might work. Different holes would be too close together and would have very little structural integrity.
  • 4 0
 You only need two holes and they can be more than far enough apart. It is unlikely someone would want to run 26/ mid/ 29 and that doesn't make a lot of sense in the frame design. Better to be adjustable between pairs of wheel sizes which some frames already do
  • 2 0
 Same reason frames don't have a million shock mount holes any more. "This product is adjustable" means "we couldn't figure out how to optimize this product, and we want you to figure it out for us." Also, if there's one thing the industry seems to agree on (except for Liteville) it's that both of a bike's wheels should be the same size. Or are you planning to have one fork that you move between several bikes? Because that sounds like a bit of a fist.
  • 1 0
 Or just use the larger fork and run it with the smaller wheel? i.e. 29" fork with a 650b wheel; 650b fork with a 26" wheel. I'm running the latter at the moment!
  • 8 0
 It's weird that Swarf cycles made a really lovely carbon balance bike frame, then put cheap plastic wheels with EVA tires on it. That's like putting steel wheels on your Santa Cruz.
  • 4 0
 Guess you know where the budget ran out then.
  • 1 0
 I was thinking that too. They could have spent a little bit more and made it look a shit load better. Even the graphics look home made. Red wheels? So 80s. It's a shame because the frame, fork and bar/stem setup look too drawer. Even stealth black decals would improve it a lot. Even the same wheels but an in colour would be beneficial to the aesthetic.
  • 1 0
 It's easy to be critical, but this is a balance bike built specifically for a client. This model is not for retail, so Adrian built it as per the client's request.
  • 8 0
 Not a fan of raising young rippers on a lefty run bike! Give them a double crown off the bat.
  • 11 0
 The "actual" Lefty is a double crown Wink
  • 7 0
 "Sold!" written beneath 9888 € on the Basilisk pricetag kind of just made me cry a little inside
  • 13 0
 Cheap marketing tactic
  • 7 0
 104 tooth chainring... Keen for an xc ride? Anyone?
  • 32 0
 pussy. i use 106
  • 6 0
 This show is 3 times more interesting than any other classic show we've seen this year.
  • 7 1
 Hope V2 brakes on a bike for kids... Is this a solution for children's obesity?
  • 3 0
 dwarfism
  • 6 0
 is that 104 tooth a narrow wide?
  • 7 1
 Can someone fix the editing / formatting of this page?
  • 7 0
 There seems to be a problem resolving to mobiles. The full web version is fine. We'll try to fix the issue though!
  • 5 0
 Cheers for that
  • 5 0
 I don't know what's more bizarre....this show or the one in Taiwan....
  • 5 0
 Jello Biafra's making bikes in the UK?...
  • 4 0
 That Toad is a beauty. A simple MTB that doesn't pretend to be anything special but a MTB HT. Beautiful. Loved it.
  • 1 0
 The photo for this caption is missing. "Beautiful milled headtube badges and carbon tyre levers courtesy of www.swarfcycles.co.uk. At £17 a pair, they're a keeper (with a lifetime warranty)."
  • 4 1
 far more comprehensive coverage here:-
www.headsetpress.co.uk/feature/bespoked-bristol-2015
  • 2 0
 Try here: http://www.pinkbike.com/news/bespoked-bicycle-show-2015.html
  • 1 0
 Didn't intend to offend, just spreading the Bespoked love
  • 1 0
 No probs, just posted the link to our other article in case you missed it!
  • 4 0
 Why do i want a Katies chain key-chain so bad? Why!?
  • 4 1
 Because you could probly make it yourself for a fraction of the cost.
  • 1 0
 Glad to see Bespoked getting lots of coverage, where was the coverage of NAHBS? There were a ton of mountain bikes and fat bikes there.
  • 1 0
 It was on the radar and we have covered it in the past. Just couldn't manage to get someone out there this time. Logistics!
  • 1 0
 lefty for kids ? and carbon made! is this some kind of freak show ? yea and i almost forgot, dat LITERAL snake skin on tires is sick, lel.
  • 1 0
 So this is the show to go to when your regular off the shelf bike just isn't expensive enough to impress the weiners at the local Starbucks.....
  • 1 0
 Many of the bikes here are one-offs, designed and built by owner/riders, looking to either start their own frameworks or, like the TJD/Charge in our main article, work in tandem with established brands. In fact, a lot of the bikes at shows like this are the same price or cheaper than off-the-shelf models, and within that cost, the bike's angles and ride characteristics can be tailored individually to you by the framebuilders, giving you a cost-effective way to get a personalised product for the same price as an off-the-shelf bike.
  • 1 0
 King of the ring was the Schwinn Red Devil somebody in Vancouver has it . The bike was auctioned off at the Caps sale wish I had it very cool bike.
  • 3 0
 some funky lookin tires.
  • 2 1
 Why has no one mentioned the bike made out of bamboo? I'm still trying to fathom the whole idea...
  • 1 0
 It's actually a fairly old concept. Calfee even used to make bamboo bikes.
  • 1 0
 There's even a few companies building exclusively with bamboo, boobikes and bamboosero for example. I got to take a prototype frame for a test ride a couple of years ago, and despite being a hardtail it was astoundingly comfy, mutes trail buzz to almost nothing.
  • 12 0
 Would you say that you were bamboozled by the concept? i'll show myself out...
  • 1 0
 Trail buzz?
  • 1 0
 Trek used to provide bamboo spokes for some road bike wheels, especially those bikes used in the Tour de France.
  • 2 0
 The Keim logo looks like a straight rip-off of the Dead Kennedys.
  • 1 0
 Totally!
  • 1 3
 Wow there's a lot of stupid stuff here. Wasted titanium & inappropriate usage of gearboxes in a $10,000 package for granny the ol' fart strollin' the park.

In what fvcking way is a bamboo bike or even more questionable, a carbon one, more "sustainable" than using fully recyclable metals? Which by the way, has still been used much more extensively on the bamboo bike than bamboo has.
  • 2 0
 last time I checked growing bamboo is a lot more environmentally friendly than recycling aliminium - especially as that aluminium has to be produced in the first place which uses vast quantities of energy and chemicals.
  • 1 0
 My only question is why doesn't the swarf have a Chris King headset? Wink
  • 1 0
 How come we don't see more Pinion gearboxes?
  • 1 0
 I might be wrong on this, but I'm sure I read on their website a while ago that they don't sell direct for use on custom frames, or bespoke frames or something like that. I'm not sure why, but if you are building a prototype and aren't an established builder, you can't get one. I'm in the stages of building a frame at the moment and a few years backed looked into a Pinion frame and had to drop the idea.
  • 1 0
 the olsen can come with a pinion gear box
  • 1 0
 I need to be a kid again…
  • 1 0
 are those old hones on that toad? @identiti124 ?
  • 1 0
 That Shed 6 Tonsafun is beautiful.







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