Bespoked Bristol has revealed this year’s award winners, as voted by both a panel of judges and the public.
With over 5,000 people passing through, the handmade show hosted ninety framebuilders, thirty of them new to the show. Bikebiz’s gallery from the show floor can be found here.
The diversity on show was greater than ever, a veritable feast of road, cyclocross, utility, mountain, BMX, cargo, touring and some simply eccentric bicycles. There was innovation in abundence with Caren Hartley’s award-winning ‘Porkeur’ – a cross between a traditional porteur and a modern fat mountain bike, to Peter Charnaud’s full suspension wooden bike, to bicycle powered printing-presses, expresso machines and of course Longstaff’s wheel-chair accessible (and portable) tandem, for which they won the Steve Worland Innovation Award.
The winners were:
Best in Show – Rowan Frameworks – supported by Reynolds
Best Road Bicycle – Donhou Bicycles – supported by Columbus
Best Off Road bicycle – Swarf Bicycles – supported by Schwalbe
Best Touring bicycle – Hallett Handbuilt Cycles – supported by Reynolds
Best Track bicycle – Moss Bicycles – supported by Columbus
Best Cyclo-cross bicycle – Saffron Frameworks – supported by Schwalbe
Best Utility bicycle – Hartley Cycles – supported by Brooks
Best New FrameBuilder – Rowan Frameworks – supported by Academy Tools
Best Alternative Material –Craddock Cycles – supported by Schwalbe
The Steve Worland Innovation Award – Longstaff
Spirit of Cycling – Camille McMillan
Best finish / paint – supported by Brooks – Satoma Cycles
Public Vote – Toad Cycles – supported by Schwalbe
Cycling Goods and Design Show – Best in Show – Wildcat Gear – Supported by Schwalbe
Constructors Challenge
Winner – Velopresso – Supported by Brooks
Runner Up – Rodford Velo – Supported by Schwalbe
The show’s own panel of judges were:
Nick Hand – Slow Coast
Tom Warmerdam – Demon Frameworks
Tony Farrelly – Road CC
Graeme Freestone King – Velotech
Ricky Feather – Feather Cycles
Juliet Elliot – Bikes & Stuff, Coven Magazine
Jamie Younger – Freshtripe
Matt Skinner – Shift Active Media
Jason Rourke – Rourke’s
Rob Penn – It’s All About The Bike