The organisers of COREbike have confirmed that the 20th edition has broken all previous attendance records.
With the pre-registration number eventually topping 1900 to easily best last year’s record figure of 1608, it was clear before the show that it was going to be a very big year for COREbike. When the dust had settled on Tuesday afternoon, the final attendance was 20% up year on year, 83% of pre-registered dealers, workshops and retailers had attended, 565 brand staff badges had been printed and 1879 lunches served.
As the UK’s longest-running trade event, it’s hugely encouraging to see COREbike going from strength to strength. “Announcing a record attendance figure is wonderful and, speaking on behalf of the six founding companies, we all hugely appreciate the dealers, workshops and press who journeyed to Whittlebury this year, as well as all the efforts and hard work of the venue, distributors and brands taking part – Will Fripp, CEO of Extra UK
“An amazing event and fantastic to see so many dealers over the three days – the show has been a great benefit to our business.” Said Adam Garner, Director and co-owner of first-time exhibitor Adaptive DCS Ltd.
The 20th edition of CORE included several firsts for the show.
Fellow COREbike founder Lloyd Townsend, MD of ISON Distribution noted; “The venue freed up some additional exhibition rooms this year which meant we could accommodate some of the waiting list to create the show’s biggest-ever footprint. It was great to have the new companies with us and they all added something extra to the show, making it even more of a draw for dealers to travel to Whittlebury.”
The new bus shuttle running from Milton Keynes station to the venue also proved to be a popular addition, both with visitors and overseas brand representatives on their return journeys back home.
Finally, the 20th edition commemorative YETI mugs were a huge hit with everyone who attended, as well as the exhibitors lucky enough to get their hands on one.
Extra UK‘s Will Fripp isn’t expecting CORE to slow down in 2026; “With attending brands already keen to re-sign for next year, we plan to confirm a date in the coming months, with applications to join the waiting list for exhibition space open now. We’ll be contacting companies in August once the rebook is done.”
