Engineered Bicycles worked with Bristol artist Tim Cox on this stunning custom build - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
Here's a closer look at that stunning paint work from Tim Cox - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
From spider webs to smiley faces and just about everything in-between, this Engineered Bikes Donder was awarded the show's outstanding finish award - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
From the chainstays.. - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
..right up to the stem and even the top cap, the attention to detail is remarkable - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
The design takes inspiration from artist Tim Cox's work on custom motorcycles - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
The beautiful Weld One from OGRE Bicycles - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
Produced for Bespoked, this is one of just 20 bikes that builder Eiji Konishi makes in a year - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
Even the bar ends are titanium.. - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
It looks great on the other side too - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
None of the titanium tubes are machine bent, it's all done by hand - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
The saddle alone is hand worked from titanium - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
Even OGRE's stands are titanium and finished with hand stitched leather - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
The eyes of the OGRE are actually two rubies - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
Remember, these are bent by hand - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
BTR Fabrications produced this machine for the Hack Bike Derby, an invitational event that sees framebuilders race head-to-head on obscure and shonky bikes - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
Well, if it works.. - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
Matthew from Saffron frameworks built this bike as a present to himself with no compromises from my his preferred material, steel - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
Another from Saffron frameworks, this time a particularly bendy design that incorporates a GT-esque triple triangle - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
The Condor Paris Galibier uses modern tech and materials with a design that first came about in 1947 - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
Some of the detailing on the £1,999 Condor Paris Galibier frame - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
The Paris Galibier is prouced in five sizes ranging from 49-61cm - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
The Meteor Works Rover takes its name from the Meteor Works factory, a place that saw the inception and development of the first modern bicycle - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
Meteor Works uses its own cranks, hubs, rims and even tyres - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
Notice the custom tattooed Brooks saddle - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
The hub brakes use parts that have been 3D printed - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
Unique wingnuts pinch the custom dynamo front hub in place - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
The first time we've ever seen a QR code on a bike - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
Italian builder Bice brought this Lefty-equipped plus bike to the show - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
Complete with its lovely art nouveau logo - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
A rather lovely adventure road bike on display from Bice Bicycles - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
This stunning build from Rusby Cycles pulled in plenty of attention - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
A closer look at the Rusby shows quirky asymmetric detailing - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
Just look at how neatly those Di2 wires exit the Rusby frame - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
The Rusby hides its Di2 junction box in a particularly crafty place - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
Even the rear brake hose is plumbed in an attractive way - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
Shimano's flat-mount calipers do look the part on road bike forks - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
These sections aren't painted on stripes, instead they're immaculately masked areas that reveal the steel below its surrounding orange paint - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
The Engineered Gezel adventure bike was a natural match for Lauf's new gravel fork - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
Lauf's new grit fork offers 30mm of suspension and is basically a short travel version of its XC fork - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
That really doesn't look like the best idea.. - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
Brutal! - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
According to its builder, this thing rides pretty damn well - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
London builder Dear Susan had this single-sided Pivot equipped mountain bike on display - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
Dear Susan sells these bizarre-but-fun fork catapults - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
It's been a while since we saw those pedals! - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
In the centre of Rob Mather's adjustable geometry bike is an 'analogue data recorder', designed to measure the rider’s steering direction, steering torque and lean angle - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
The bike records data on three parameters whilst being ridden - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
The fork trail is adjustable between 95 to -35mm - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
Once you’ve tweaked the head angle and trail, you can take measurements of how you are changing your control of the bike - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
The head angle can be adjusted from 64.5-90 degrees through four positions - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
Diddy Renthals and XTR brakes are just some of the mountain bike parts used - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
No seatstay bridge here, just lovely detailing - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
Cloud 9 don't do head tube badges, they do these instead - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
Cloud 9 Cycles are big fans of mountain bike components making their way onto bikes for the tarmac - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
Enve M50 mountain bike wheels meet Schwalbe tubeless road tyres - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
Just a bit of weld porn - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
Cloud 9 also had this rather smart adventure bike on show - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
The Portland Design Works rear rack suits this build perfectly - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
Bristol-based company ASI produces a small collection of cycle-themed jewellery - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
Not the chainring we are used to seeing - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
Anyone interested in this jewellery should get in touch with COFA Engineering - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
Artist Martin Squires put pen to paper when inspired by the beautiful bikes of Bespoked - Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media
This year's Bespoked handmade bicycle show is now underway at Bristol’s Old Brunel station.
The event, which is now in its sixth year, pulls together many of the world’s most special bicycles along with the people that created them. BikeRadar has already done the rounds at this year’s show and we've put together the gallery above for your viewing pleasure.
In today's gallery we've got hand-worked titanium saddles on bikes flown in from Japan, rubies in the head tube, bendy steel, unique wingnuts, art nouveau logos, quirky asymmetric seat stay bridges, internally routed hydraulic brakes, some eccentric spoke patterns, weld porn and lots, lots more. Dig in…
Bespoked is open to the public from April 15-17 with tickets on sale at the Bespoked website as well as on the door.
Former BikeRadar staffer Oli is passionate about anything with wheels and/or an engine or motor. A keen eye for technical detail and a general curiosity for how things work often gives Oli a unique insight into products he's either testing or writing about. An unhealthy interest in older motor vehicles keeps him poor but happy.
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