Cycle Show 10-12th October - Earls Court

[Adam]

I'll be there, looking at the Ti bikes, probably on the Friday.  Anyone else?

Book your tickets and enter the magic code of CTC, and only pay £9.

[woollypigs]

I should be there on the Saturday, must go and book the day off

[Aidan]

I've got my tickets for friday sorted. Am having the usual day out by train . Promised to take Mrs Aidan to Harrods afterwards

[alchemy]

I went when I was in the UK in 2006 - it was fantastic. And I got to meet Eddy Merckx...........and got his autograph 

Won't be able to make it this year though 

[Regulator]

I shall be going - but not sure when yet...

[JT]

I can't make my mind up.

Mrs JT and I have gone for the last 3 years and after last year's we were a bit... meh.

If we do go it'll be on the Saturday (which is also my birthday) but that will mean I can't do the FNRttC the night before - and I'd hoped to do all of them this year.

[Andrew Br]

I'm going on the Saturday but making a w/e of it in Lunon 
Will be dragging GF round to look at shiny road bikes.
Actually I won't be dragging her that much............

[Ian H]

I should be there, but possibly stuck in a meeting in one of the back rooms.

[mike]

If we do go it'll be on the Saturday (which is also my birthday) but that will mean I can't do the FNRttC the night before - and I'd hoped to do all of them this year.

I was tempted by both - FNRttC, train back from brighton, couple of hours and lunch at the show, train home, sleeeeep.

depends on work tho, so it might be one or the other.

[Greenbank]

Probably not.

A closing time of 6pm means I can't get there Friday after work.
Saturday I'm cycling up to Thorne.
Sunday I get back into London at about midday but I'll probably just want to go home rather than look at more bikes.

I've been the last couple of years but, to be honest¹, it just doesn't excite me that much at all. I'd rather do a few laps of Richmond Park in sleet than wander around a hall looking at lots of shiny bikes on stands.

1. As opposed to the majority of lies I speak here.

[blackpuddinonnabike]

I might be going to the trade day on the Thursday. But it'll be a down-and-back-in-a-day trip. We're off on holiday the week after and I'm running out of days off...

[Gattopardo]

So its just stands of bikes, is there cheap cycling gear or any other redeming features?

[Greenbank]

So its just stands of bikes, is there cheap cycling gear or any other redeming features?

Yes.

[Julian]

Gah.  How inconsiderate of my friends to coincide their wedding with the cycle show...



I won't be going this year, unless I pop in late on the Sunday.  It might be nicer to cycle up to the wedding and back though. 

[Notsototalnewbie]

For some reason I thought I remembered reading that there wasn't much to buy there last year. I might go if I thought it was a retail opportunity.

[mattc]

Saturday I'm cycling up to Thorne.

... and a Teethgrinder 600. And Liz's friend's wedding.

Not a good weekend - what were the organisers thinking?!?

[Regulator]

Gah.  How inconsiderate of my friends to coincide their wedding with the cycle show...



I won't be going this year, unless I pop in late on the Sunday.  It might be nicer to cycle up to the wedding and back though. 

Bugger!  Just realised I'm in the same boat.  Your friends aren't called Alex and Victoria by any chance...

But I should be able to make the Sunday.

[JT]

For some reason I thought I remembered reading that there wasn't much to buy there last year. I might go if I thought it was a retail opportunity.

You can buy clothing and some other stuff like energy drinks and that.

It's also usually possible to place orders with those exhibitors that can't handle retail at the show.

[Greenbank]

For some reason I thought I remembered reading that there wasn't much to buy there last year. I might go if I thought it was a retail opportunity.

You can buy clothing and some other stuff like energy drinks and that.

It's also usually possible to place orders with those exhibitors that can't handle retail at the show.

Foska didn't have any stock there last year, but they did have a selection of jerseys you could try on to make sure the sizing was right and then you could place an order.

[Jasper the surreal cyclist]

I got some Basil panniers, but it was an `under the counter' deal......nudge nudge....

[JT]

I got some Basil panniers, but it was an `under the counter' deal......nudge nudge....

Are they the "Gentleman's panniers" you had in Norfolk?

[Wascally Weasel]

For some reason I thought I remembered reading that there wasn't much to buy there last year. I might go if I thought it was a retail opportunity.

You can buy clothing and some other stuff like energy drinks and that.

It's also usually possible to place orders with those exhibitors that can't handle retail at the show.

Foska didn't have any stock there last year, but they did have a selection of jerseys you could try on to make sure the sizing was right and then you could place an order.

They did, at least  on the Saturday morning - I was with my mate when he bought a crash test dummy jersey.  I also got a free water bottle from them for wearing my pirate jersey to the show.

[Gandalf]

I enjoyed it last year so I'm going again, on the Saturday.

[fuzzy]

I went when I was in the UK in 2006 - it was fantastic. And I got to meet Eddy Merckx...........and got his autograph 

I have been to the last 4 shows I think. I got to meet Eddy in 2006. Didn't get his autograph and he wouldn't give me a bike. All that paled into insignificance though, cos I got to meet alchemy

[Adam]

Are you on duty again this year Fuzzy?