Spin London 2015 - a preview of London’s urban cycle show

It’s the return of Spin London this weekend, a festival celebrating urban cycling and bringing together big brands and boutique builders, clothing, accessories and more - everything for the urban cyclist. This year the show takes to the The Sorting Office in west London, and runs from Friday 8th May for three days.

Tickets cost £10 per session or £15 for weekend tickets. For a very limited time, road.cc readers can get weekend tickets completely free, just click this link. You'll need to be quick - there are 100 pairs of free tickets only, and they will go quickly, so don't hang about if you want a free ticket to this show.

As well as a test track, professional rider talks including Martyn Ashton and Ned Boulting, live music, hall of frame with Live frame-building workshop featuring Donhou Bicycles, cycle speed dating, a makers’ lounge, art-hub, art and illustration workshops, there will be much nice kit and bikes to check out.

To give you a taste of what you can expect to see, here's a quick preview - of course we don’t want to give it all away to be sure to visit the show to get the full experience.

Canyon

German direct-sales company Canyon will be showing its range of urban and commuter bikes.

The radical looking bike is packed with details to make it ideal for popping to the shops and dashing across town. There are disc brakes, a single ring drivetrain and internal cable routing, and there are eyelets for mudguards and racks for loading up with luggag. The VCLS seatpost smooths the ride.

Cactus Tongue

There are already quite a few indoor cycling storage solutions, this new one is the Cactus Tongue, a stylish way of hanging bicycles from the wall by the top tube, or vertically by the handlebars. It’s available in two versions costing £69.99 and £129.99, the later gets a stainless steel construction, and both are made in the UK.

Temple Cycles

Temple Cycles is a direct-sales business offering a £485 road bike, with a double butted 4130 steel frame and a specification that can be tailored to each customers exact needs.

The bikes take inspiration from vintage bicycles and come with mudguard and rack mounts. They look very nice indeed.

Vélowland to unveil stunning Shiny Demon time trial bike at Spin

Vélowland is a company based in the Netherlands run by three guys with a passion and drive for creating truly bespoke bicycles and “offer something never before seen in the world of bicycles.”

At the show will be this Shiny Demon, just finished, a striking time trial bike decked out with Campagnolo parts. It's guaranteed to be turning quite a few heads and certainly warrants a closer inspection if you are planning to go to the show.

Vulpine

Vulpine needs little introduction, the London-based clothing company has enjoyed a rapid rise in popularity since launching back in 2012, with smartly designed clothing that works on and off the bike. So if you want to check out their latest clothing, the show is the place to go.

Mango Bikes

The company founded in 2012 with a focus on completely customisable and affordable singlespeed and gear road bikes, Mango Bikes will be displaying their new range of 2015 bikes, including a new ladies town bike and premium urban road collection.

huez will be showing its new Starman Wind Jacket

huez will be showing its new £125 Starman Wind Jacket. It’s made from lightweight Japanese fabric with a DWR coating, with a YKK Quickburst zipper so it opens up quickly, and rear vents allowing good ventilation and easy access to jersey pockets. It’s ideal for the changeable spring weather conditions.

Gi folding e-bike

Gi will be showcasing its folding e-bike at Spin. The company reckons it’s one of the lightest and safest folding e-bikes on the market, with an aluminium frame it weighs 17kg, and a belt drive reduces maintenance. Gi confidently states the bike only takes three seconds to fold and is easy to carry with an integrated handle, and will do 40 miles before running out of juice. There’s an integrated lock and the company has developed its own app that will suggest traffic-free routes.

Gi will be launching the bike on Kickstarter soon, but you’ll be able to see it for the first time at Spin London.

Braasi Industry

Prague-based Braasi Industry will be showing its range of urban backpacks, anoraks and hats which have been designed for everyday use, with an attention to detail in getting the basics right, with no unnecessary additions.

Post Workshop

Founded by engineer and artist duo Doug and Jonny, Post Workshop produce bespoke frames tailored to every customers needs, using Reynolds and Columbus tubing and each frame hand finished with a unique paint job all done in-house.

“We are interested in performance, durability and innovation and have some exciting new concepts that we are developing this year,” says the company, and you’ll be able to see some of those concepts at the show. That's some paint job on the frame above, can't wait to see how good it looks in the flesh.

Hartley Cycles

The first female framebuilder to win an award at the recent Bespoked Bicycle Show, Hartley Cycles was commissioned by cycling photographer Camille McMillan to create a Reynolds 931 stainless steel Semi Fat bike – the ‘Porkeur’ to carry McMillan and all his photography equipment around his home in the Pyrenees.

‘The Porkeur’ features 650B+ wheels with a rear Hope hub and front Son dynamo, built by Rat Race Cycles. Hartley herself created the porteur style rack in stainless steel. The bike also has a Brooks Cambium saddle, Nitto bars and seat post, and reflective leather bartape from Michaux Club. The geometry is such that the bike will handle well off-road and when fully loaded with McMillan’s photography equipment.

Massif Central - cycling data as art

Massif Central take data from cycle rides to produce some visually appealing artwork, the one above is from the Tour de Yorkshire and the one below is from the four Monuments. Massif Central can also do custom artwork for individuals and group rides, just supply them with the data and they transform it into art.

Bobbin Bicycles

Established in 2007 Bobbin Bicycles focuses on leisure and commuting bicycles and at Spin London will be presenting brand new 2015 bikes, with new models like the Luna and Dark Star and new colours for existing models, such as the Birdie.

Quella

Quella return to Spin London for a second year and will be offering the chance to see its range of fixed gear bikes and growing selection of components, and for the show it’ll be offering a 10% discount on purchases.

B1866

B1866 is a store dedicated to British leather saddle brand Brooks and houses the full range of over 50 saddles, plus a growing line of accessories like saddle bags and satchels.

They’ll be aiming to bring a small part of the B1866 experience to the Spin London show, providing the opportunity to see some of the latest, and classic, products from the British company.

Flat Frame Systems

Flat Frame Systems manufactures bicycles from engineered wood, a series of laminated timbers bonded together to form a board, and CNC machine bicycles from this sustainable material. The company will exhibit its Wood Frame Bikes which it reckons offers strength and stiffness benefits, as well as absorbing vibrations, along with a long lifespan.

Route, ethical clothing made in Scotland

Route describes itself as an ethical cycle wear label. The company is based in Glasgow and will be bringing along its range of cycling caps, bobble hats and t-shirts to Spin London, which are made from the highest quality materials and express the founders love for cycling.

All the products are produced in Glasgow: the cycling caps are handmade in-house using Harris Tweed, Bamboo silk and Organic Fairtrade Cotton, knitted hats are handmade in Glasgow while t-shirts are printed a short ride from the Route studio. Route is currently developing a cycling cap and jacket employing zero waste cutting pattern techniques. These products will be released before the end of 2015.

Hill & Ellis

Hill & Ellis specialise in handcrafted leather bicycle bags designed for  both the destination and the journey.”

The leather bags are made in Britain and combine classic design with great function with details like reversible reflective tabs and nickel plated buckles for durability, with patented spring-loaded pannier clips.

Danish bicycle start-up Coh&Co to present new wooden designs at Spin

Danish bicycle start-up Coh&Co will be unveiling a line of new wooden bicycles at Spin.

“The goal with our wooden designs is to offer the warmest ride on the road, and we do really believe we’ve captured that with our lineup,” Paul Harder Cohen, bicycle builder with Coh&Co says. “Our designs are sensible and functional, while being sustainably produced. We’re very excited to start turning heads, and we’re even more excited to kick it all off at Spin."

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