" Having ummed and ahhhed for a few weeks now we finally decided that we're brave enough to put on a follow-up event to our May exhibition, on the 5th & 6th October this year. We felt that a whole year was too long to wait for a follow-up show in a growing bike scene that moves faster than a 12-month cycle will allow, plus we felt that we'd only scratched the surface in terms of the bike building and creative talent that the UK & Europe has to offer in a London show. We also considered our May event to be a British biking season opener, and so it seemed fitting to run a follow-up show as a season-closer, or maybe a review of the Summer of 2013. we also felt that with all the bike building that has been going on from both pros and shed builders over the summer, it seemed fitting to show the new stuff that had been built, plus we wanted to create extra space to properly showcase more shed built bikes, made by non-pros. Although a lot of people liked the show as it was last time, we live in a world where people always expect a little more, and something new, so our October show will be at the same venue, but using additional space in an adjacent building, adding around 60% extra exhibition space inside and out. We've also planned for rain and have coverings for one of the two outdoor yards, so we can count on that space to be useful whatever the British weather throws at us. Last time around there were around 35 official exhibited bikes. This time there should be at least 50, all new, with around 20 being Shed builds from selected contributors. We'll have the same great food & quality coffee from Street Kitchen in the new yard, and we're keeping the tattoos and haircuts, as they were so popular. Urban Rider, Foundry Motorcycles, Maple Jeans and others will be selling quality bike gear and apparel, as before. Artists and photographers are TBC. So, in summary - It's the closing show to what we opened with in May, but bigger, better, more. "A continuing celebration of the cafe/custom creative scene".The show will be properly sponsored by Moto Guzzi and Deus Ex Machina which is great news. We already know we will have new bikes from Spirit of the Seventies, Deus Ex Machina, Untitled Motorcycles, Cafe Racer Customs, TH1RTE3N Motos, iTRoCkS Motorcycles, Hard-Up Choppers, Old Empire Motorcycles, Foundry Motorcycles and Urban Rider, with more pro builders being signed-up daily, including builders from Europe - some of whom we hope will be an exciting draw " Visit for Info The Bike Shed [SUBSCRIBE TO OUR DAILY EMAIL OR FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER, YOUTUBE, and PINTEREST.]
