John and Cari are at the 2026 Bespoked UK show in London and are elated to share with you their second selection of bikes from the event, featuring Clandestine, Hex Components, Pashley, Sentient Works, Stayer, Tailfin, and TJ Cycles.
The Radavist thanks Brooks England and Schwalbe for sponsoring our 2026 Bespoked UK coverage and our independent Reportage!
Clandestine Carrier
Pi Manson from Clandestine debuted new branding placement at the 2026 Bespoked UK showcase in London this weekend. His new downtube logo is pantographed and paint-filled, giving the brand name a bit more pop. Over time, the brass plate will patina and show some nice color. Sorry, colour.
Pi’s “Grenade Pin” steering lock is another clever add-on that the Bovey Tracey, Devon-based builder offers, along with internal routing for dynamo lights, which is always a nice detail to see executed so simply.
As with (most) all Clandestine frames, this Carrier came with custom racks and beautiful Wizard Works bags.
Well done here, as always, Pi. It was great to catch up.
@Clandestine
Hex Components Offerings
Of the small component manufacturers, North York Moors-based Hex Components won my heart over with its Lovecraftian themed bar ends, headset caps, and new seat collars the brand debuted at the 2026 Bespoked UK. These components are 3D printed and hand-finished in Hex Components’ facilities.
Ok, there are some donuts in there too, to keep it light. Or are they death rings?!??!
Each display card fits into the retail grid flat, for ease of viewing, or the card locks into place, at a 45º angle. The cards and carrier are all 3D printed.
The seat collars feature slim brass and stainless hardware, so as to avoid galvanic corrosion of the metals. The intricacy of these pieces is profound and I’ll for sure be taking a few home with me!
Many thanks to Hex Components for keeping it fun while still offering some stunning eye candy at Bespoked!
@HexComponents
Pashley Wildfinder 32er Mullet Gravel Adventure
Watching the speed at which small makers began to experiment with the 32er wheel platform has been invigorating. One such brand is Pashley. Based in Stratford-upon-Avon, UK, the framebuilder operation took its Wildfinder drop-bar mountain bike platform and adjusted the geometry for the new wheel diameter. They tried a few combinations: 32er front and rear; 32er rear, 29er front; and 29er rear, 32er front, before landing on the latter for its Bespoked debut.
Built from Reynolds 853 and featuring stainless 3D printed components – seat cluster, dropouts, and chainstay yoke – the mullet Wildfinder keeps the spirit of the original 29er platform rolling with a bit more rollover up front.
Well done, team. The finish and paintwork are phenomenal here.
@PashleyCycles
Sentient Works Goes Full Squish (es)
Last year at Bespoked UK, we were introduced to Tullen and James from Sentient Works. The two from Wales debuted their first “ground up” frame, Project Arion, at the Apocalypse Build-Off. Then, a few months later, the two submitted an ambitious cargo creation to our Readers’ Rides: Project Stepping Stone. That bike took an old Specialized MTB frame and converted it to a full suspension cargo bike. At the 2026 Bespoked UK, Sentient Works debuted a new ground-up project called Sherpa.
To go from Project Stepping Stone to these two bikes in just six months is quite the achievement.
Turns out, Project Stepping Stone was very much a platform for the two designers and builders to experiment with their own full suspension bikes. Still in early testing phases, these two full suspension bikes run on a “dual short-link” platform. Tullen and James had the linkages machined from their 3D CAD drawings, but made the framebuilding jigs to weld the tubing themselves.
While the full-suspension bike uses a single downtube, the cargo bike uses a double downtube, which supports the front rack. Tullen and James designed the full-suspension cargo bike first, and then, once they figured out the tooling and frame parts, decided, “hey, why not build a normal trail bike, too?”
Suspension on the cargo bike is thanks to a modified Manitou fork, and both are running Manitou Mara shocks. That Minion DHF in the front is to keep the front wheel tracking through Welsh singletrack.
While it’s easy to get distracted by the absolutely crazy bikes, the Tailfin and Sentient collaboration on the rack is of note. The design was inspired by a plaid shirt that Tullen was wearing when the two visited Tailfin in Bristol. The designer/bag maker there, Molly, loved the pattern on the shirt and had their in-house painter render the pattern by hand for the fabric.
The two brands worked on the cargo platform, duffel, and harness over the past several months. Culminating in the launch at the 2026 Bespoked UK show in London.
The full suspension cargo bike won Best Touring Bike and Best Cargo Bike at the show. A well-deserved pair of awards! More to come from these two…
@SentientWorks
Stayer CarryOn
Launched at the 2026 Bespoked UK show in London this weekend, Stayer Cycles debuted its CarryOn cargo conversion system. The idea is simple. They’ve made batches of front-end assemblies that are then fillet brazed onto your favorite 26″ wheeled MTB frame. Stayer can do this for you, in fact, while you wait, even! Or they can ship it to you and have you source the work yourself.
The front-end CarryOn kit retails for £1100 including VAT for UK residents. It’s fabricated and fillet brazed in the Stayer workshop. Every iota of detailing has been thought out by the Stayer team, down to the fork blade cut-offs, which are converted to the Stayer Banana stems, too!
CarryOn Front End
- External cable routing
- 44 mm ID front headtube
- Standard 1⅛″ second/steerer headtube
- Steerer rod + all attachments
- Removable cargo rack
CarryOn Fork
- For a 20″ front wheel
- Disc brake
- 100×12 mm thru-axle
- 325 mm axle-to-crown
- 30 mm offset
- Clearance for a 2.2″ tire with fender
- Includes 12 mm thru-axle
Stayer offers heaps of add-on options, including dynamo setups, component upgrades, and more. The CarryOn conversion is meant to be custom-tailored to fit you and your family’s needs. See the full 411 on the CarryOn system at Stayer Cycles.
@StayerCycles
Tailfin and Albion Cycling Upcycled Bags
Oh boy! This collaboration was my favorite at the show. I love a good upcycled story in the bike industry. Straight outta Travis’ “For a Change” series, Bristol-based bicycle portage company Tailfin worked with London-based outdoor apparel brand Albion on a very clever upcycled bag project.
Each bag was made from Albion scraps. The fabric was either sourced from garments that had been sent back in for repair and were found to be beyond repair, or from production samples and scraps. Tailfin’s in house sewing team, Molly, Callum, and Theo, selected appropriate scraps, utilizing details such as jersey pockets, and zipper pulls into functional bags that are completely waterproof. Each bag features a seam taped Dyneema lining.
The bags were displayed aboard this stunning Sturdy with a good amount of beausage from past adventures. Many thanks to Ed for sharing the project with us!
@TailfinCycling @AlbionCycling
TJ Cycles Flying Gate
Last year at the FForest Fondo in Wales, post Bespoked Manchester, I met Chris from TJ Cycles. He took over the UK brand Flying Gate years ago. I documented his bike and wrote about the complete-ish history of the brand, so if you’re looking for more information on Flying Gate, roll on over and check that story out. In short, the Brits were looking for ways to reduce the wheelbase of time-trial bikes and would race ITT in various parks, since the British government had ruled mass-start road races illegal.
This year at the 2026 Bespoked UK showcase, Chris brought his latest build with some extra oomph added. Let’s begin with the stem, which Chris made himself, adorning it with lugwork and then treating it with a chemical patina agent. All of the lugs were modified by hand and came from various sources, from Henry James to Trevor Jarvis. Chris also carved the Welsh dragon on the seat tube. For paint, Lee Morgan from Artworx did the wet paint and hand-drawn pinstriping. The bar ends were made from a British coin.
All of the parts were sourced from vintage bins and eBay to bring the build to the form you see here today.
@FlyingGate
We’ve got more on the way from the 2026 Bespoked UK in London!
Which build was your favorite? We’ve got a lot more on the way, so stay tuned…
The Radavist thanks Brooks England and Schwalbe for sponsoring our 2026 Bespoked UK coverage and our independent Reportage!