What is Cuben Fibre? It is a non-woven laminate of Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene fibre monofilaments and polyester films. Cuben for short. Developed as a sail cloth, it is a very light weight and supple fabric, and has extremely strong rip resistance. Why use it for bikepacking luggage? Making gear as light as possible is […]
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Bespoked 2015: Steve Makin investigates the head badge
Bespoked Bristol 2015 By Steve Makin Back in its rightful place at Bristol this year’s Bespoked show brought together an amazing collection of bicycle related beauty. It is akin to entering Aladdin’s Cave for anyone with a need for a bicycle fix, a very big Aladdin’s Cave full of other people with the same need. […]
Bespoked – Best in Show!
Wildcat Gear are really pleased to report that the judges at 2015 Bespoked, Bristol awarded us ‘Best in Show‘ in the category ‘Cycling Goods and Design Show‘. Bespoked is an amazing show full of the most desirable and finely crafted bikes and accessories, so it’s an amazing honour to have been picked out for […]
Bespoked 2015: The UK Handmade Bicycle Show
Bespoked The showcase for some of the world’s finest frame builders and a range of exquisite hand made cycling goods. As many of you will already know we pride ourselves on our quality hand made products and thus are very excited to exhibit some of our newest arrivals at Bespoked again this year. Due to […]
Bespoked UK Handmade Bicycle Show
After a couple of years of supplying gear to other frame builders for bicycle shows, we’ve stepped up properly this year to occupy our own small corner of the Bespoked UK Handmade Bicycle Show at the Lee Valley Olympic Velodrome in London. Armed with two awesome display stands, some super-cool banners and a lot of […]
Bespoked – Best Touring Bicycle
Nic from Look Mum No Hands got in touch about us making a Leopard frame bag for a new frame that Ryan at Oak Cycles was building for her. And, by the way… I need it for Bespoked next month… Some basic details were discussed, such as colour, number of compartments, overall size and width […]
Bespoked Bristol Photos
Here are our small collection of Bespoked Bristol photos from last month. It was a privilege to go knowing that our gear would be on display on a number of stands, even if we didn’t have a direct presence there ourselves for the whole three days. The large hall was packed with people and the […]