Martyn Ashton, Martin Hawyes, Eddie Tongue, Ian Cooper, Team MBUK,

and Team Giant will be entertaining the holiday crowds at seaside locations around the UK for the first week and a bit of August.

Red Bull will be there with their Landrover PA system. And the Department of Education will there with a roadshow of their own: Don’t Quit Now¹, a prompt not to forget about further education.

Here¹s who from the trade will be where.

SRAM – All nine venues venues

Pashley – All nine venues

Boulder cycles – Blackpool

Cycosport – All nine venues

Giant – All nine venues

GT/Schwinn – All nine venues

Peak performance – All nine venues

Two wheel – Blackpool

Leisure Lakes – Blackpool

Xtreme – Poole

Cambrian – Cardiff

Don Skene – Cardiff

Raleigh/Diamondback – All nine venues

Bikin Motion – Paignton

On a bike – Paignton

Action Bikes – Poole

Simply the bike – Paignton

Shepherds – Poole

Weymouth Cycles – Poole

Mikes Bikes – Weston

Bidabike – Poole

Richardsons – Skegy

The cycle surgeon – Weston

Chamberlaines – 4 venues

Coogee – Skegy

Action Bikes – Paignton

Offshore – Cleethorpes

Baker street bikes – Brighton

Future¹s Biker X event in Plymouth is shaping up really well too, says organiser Chris Holman.

Definite trade stands from Madison/RockShox, Scott, Kona, Hope, Ison, Animal/Orange, Giant, Pashley, Dainese, GT/Schwinn, and Raleigh/Diamondback. Specialized have chipped in with sponsorship. Red Bull and Smiles are involved with rider refreshments and bar.

³The list of Biker X riders confirmed to come is scary and if half of the

others that we’ve heard are coming turn up it’s going to be amazing,² says Holman.

As well as top Brits such as Steve Peat, Rob Warner, Scott Beaumont, and Nigel Page some top international riders have also been lined up:

Shaun Palmer – USA (³No-one believes us,² says Holman, ³but his flights and hotels are booked.²)

Wade Bootes (current World Champion) – Aus

Brian Lopes (current World Cup champion) – USA

Karim Amour – France

Sean McCarroll – Aus

Michal Morosi – Czech

Also possible but not yet confirmed are:

Dave Cullinan – USA

Eric Carter – USA

Mike King – USA

Mickael Deldycke – France

Kirt Voreis – USA

Rich Houseman – USA

Gary Houseman – USA