Header image courtesy of Valerio Stuart
For anyone who has never heard of Bespoked, where have you been! It’s known as the “World’s Largest Handmade Bike Show” and it’s coming to London at the end of April. The organisers describe the show as “an exhibition of unique bikes that celebrates, elevates, and contributes to the sustainability of framebuilding by showcasing some of the most outstanding and exciting work in the cycling industry”.
Bespoked has been running since 2011 and has grown from an annual event in a single location to three shows per year in London, Dresden (Germany) and Osaka (Japan). Last year, the German show alone attracted more than 7000 visitors, so the show’s owners, Petor Georgallou and Rosie Ray, have obviously tapped into an enthusiastic audience. Bespoked, as the name suggests, “champions independent framebuilders and artisanal makers. There are so many epic stories and often personal relationships that come with the territory of crafting people’s ideal and sometimes groundbreaking bicycles, which is a real antidote to the current era of anonymised mass production.”
The first Bespoked show of 2026 is being held in Peckham, south-east London, over the weekend of 24th to 26th April and will be your chance to “Meet the creative masterminds behind the best hand-made bicycles, components, and accessories in the world in a three-day celebration of bikes and brilliant design.” Visitors to the show will be able to chat with an array of custom framebuilders and component manufacturers, but there will also be an awards ceremony, a film night, a variety of talks, a bike jumble, a ‘build off’ rally and of course, an afterparty.
Tickets start at £19.50 for a single day entry or you can by a whole weekend ticket for £29.50. You can find all the information about the show and buy advanced tickets here.
Images courtesy of Bespoked, except where credited.