Retro bikes - there was a good selection of straight retro roadsters directly from our childhoods (judging from the 40+ age group that made up at least half the show visitors):
Here's a beautiful Swallow bike complete with downtube shifters - direct from your childhood |
Retro Updated - a variant on the retro theme is one where the important components are modern but the package is retro looking:
Here's a beautiful Sword bike with leather bar tape but modern drivetrain |
Weird and wonderful - I was expecting lots of examples of the framebuilders "art" on display but the show was much more purposeful than that and there was relatively few unusual bikes:
Relatively few show stoppers |
Is that a triple? http://www.rotorbike.com/ |
What technological highlights did you spot?