London Bike Show 2011

AndyF16
AndyF16 Posts: 506
edited January 2011 in The bottom bracket
Well, what a huge disappointment that was! I know everyone is different, but I'm pretty middle-of-the-road and have a broad range of interests within cycling, but there was very little substance to any of it, some nice shiny bikes at Cervelo and Pinarello and shiny frames/bikes at Chicken Cycles but that's about it.

I wasn't that impressed with Earls Court in October (my first show) but it had 10 times the features and interest of today's visit - would be interested to hear what any more seasoned showgoers think over the weekend?
2011 Bianchi D2 Cavaria in celeste (of course!)
2011 Enigma Echo 57cm in naked Ti
2009 Orange G2 19" in, erm orange

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  • Chrissz
    Chrissz Posts: 727
    My thoughts (as posted elsewhere) =

    Meh!

    A very mediocre affair - not much there at all I thought. I did pick up the 2011 Pinarello brochure though and I got myself shown round an £8.5 mil Gin Palace :)

    The bike show bit was mostly shops selling complete bikes, no real componentry there and only a few clothing stores. The Layzene guy didn't even have anything actually for sale :(

    On the plus side - my credid card remained intact (although I'm having serious thoughts about a Freelander).
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  • AndyF16
    AndyF16 Posts: 506
    Chrissz wrote:
    On the plus side - my credid card remained in tact

    True, all I bought was a new pair of nice flip-flops, from the Boat Show side :?

    I did however discover, thanks to the Madison guys, that I have a Bell shaped head (not literally) rather than a Giro shaped one - not great news when thinking about my first helmet purchase and being a bit of a tart :(
    2011 Bianchi D2 Cavaria in celeste (of course!)
    2011 Enigma Echo 57cm in naked Ti
    2009 Orange G2 19" in, erm orange

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