The spectrum of ultra high quality hand made bikes this year was augmented by a modest offering of alternative machinery. As ever, the number of exhibitors presenting road bikes, in carbon, wood, titanium and steel was generally high, presenting host of exquisite road, touring, randonneur and adventure bikes. Thankfully, everyday practical cycles were in presence too, and an unexpected transmission innovation which we hope to feature fully in a future issue!
There’s still time to come along to the last day of the show!
Which is the framebuilder of the cargo bike ?
Thank you in advance for the answer.
We don’t know, sorry! I spotted it outside the show. I placed a calling card, but I’ve heard nothing yet.
The chap who built the hub steer long john comes and drinks tea at Really Useful Bikes and we compare ideas.., a local chap who builds things for fun, a bit of a genius..
There is a bike builder in Spain called Cometa that have been working on a long john that looks like that at the front
Well, thanks. It appears the two are similar. See http://www.cometacargobike.com. I would guess the one at Bespoked was hand-built as on my photo I can see some accidental damage on the frame from a grinder, before painting. The Cometa itself looks to be a bit rough at the edges too. See here.
hub steering has been around for a while, check out the XYZ bike..it has advantages but also some inherent quirks. Always good to compare notes, part of the fun.