While last year’s Core Bike Show was generally a deeply depressing tour of brands that were just trying to survive extinction, the general vibe of Core '24 was a lot more upbeat. Sure #surviveuntil25 was still the general mantra, but at least the dealers there were actually placing orders rather than cancelling them. While a lot of brands were clearly still sitting on new designs until they’d sold through on surplus of the old ones, reassuringly enough folks were showing fresh gear to make it well worth the visit. So here’s my show and tell of the highlights for the year ahead...
