This year's Excel show in London's Docklands was, as in previous years, combined with the Boat Show and a more general Outdoors show, along with something called 'Active Travel' - holidays I think - and you get entrance to all four with a single (£20 for adults) ticket. Train delays on my journey from York meant I only had a few hours to whizz around the bike show, before walking back through the boats to head home.

As usual with UK cycle shows, racing and MTBs dominated the show space. There was also a good electric bike presence; see the Electric Bike magazine website for a report very shortly.


The main stand of Velo Visionary interest was from Cyclecentric, with their Airnimal and Circe Cycle brands in particular. Here we see thair new Circe Morpheus, which as the name suggests can 'morph' into load carrying, child carrying or tandem form. This one, in cargo bike mode, is also electric assisted.


Two trailers were also on show...


The 'Traveller' falls under the Airnimal brand, as it's intended to accompany these travel bikes, and to protect them in transit.


The Circe Atlas folding cargo trailer looks very tidy - it all packs into the bag seen behind it.


There were just two recumbents at the show I think - the first this Bacchetta (Cyclecentric also distribute Bacchetta)...


The second I spotted walking back past the boats - it's the recumbent treadle-action Hobie Mirage kayak...


And here's a close-up of the treadle drive unit, which propels 'wings' below the craft. We had a reader report on this machine way back in Velo Vision Issue 1...

That's all folks! There were also stands from Brompton and Montague with folding bikes, plus the odd stylish town bike amid the racers, but I didn't see very much else at the show which really caught my imagination. But I was in a hurry, so do let me know if there was something I missed!

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