London Bike and Tri Show

This event happened over a month ago and was really cool. It's all a bit out of date to be talking about it too much, so I'll show all the photos I've got with briefs about why we took them.

Yes, I said we. I took my girlfriend. You'd some who has competed in three world championships (2x Cross Country, 1 x Triathlon) and will spend 8 hours the weekend prior shopping would enjoy being at a sports based expo. No. Put it this way, I'm glad there was some sort of travel expo going on at the same time or I'd have had to leave incredibly early!

I'm not sure why there is a triathlon show in February, but I can tell why this one is on. There is another, earlier established one a few weeks later. Still, I don't understand why it's not held closer to the start of the season.

This leads me to also wonder when the season kicks off officially in England. Australia has Noosa, but what is it here? For me, I'm aiming to be right to go from June 1. I have set minimum standards to meet each month between now and then before I'm happy with my form to race. All I can hope is that my run of illness and injury subsides so that I can actually do some training!

Sample Gels from High 5 - so valuable given the hardest thing for a lot of people is choosing a flavour they can handle

Local British Brand. Funny how we don't get bikes in Aus unless they are ridden by a World Tour team.

The club I'm in back in Aus would love this and would surely pay a fair bit for it.

Hipster central

Neil Pryde had some cool looking frames

Our Expos normally have the regular 3x3 or 6x3 spaces. Seeing open air lots were great. Seeing a couch and armchairs was amazing, one of the best stands from Chapeau

Hardnutz. You'd think they made cricket boxes, but their helmets looked quality too.

Back at Chapeau

Still at Chapeau

Hope had a fairly cool casing for their lot. Makes sense since they makes bearing casings etc.

My girlfriend was signed to Sky while I had my back turned

Literally my favourite paint/decals job in the world. I can't believe he is considering riding a bike that looks like Ronald McDonald threw up on it this year.

Contintenal has a MASSIVE display box that has to be a permanent fixture of their Euro shows. No wonder they don't bother with Australia anymore

These guys make a 4.9kg bike (with group set) that looked just amazing. Will cost $20,000AUD. 

When the sun comes up at 8am and goes down at 4pm, fluoro yellow is big here

These seat stays look identical to my Cannondale Evo's. The Cannondale guy found it amusing too

Bikes for my mum :P

Yep, a classic tv on top of a stand holding satchels you can wear whilst riding. And styling.