Check out the brazing and polished finish on this display Tange Yasujiro bike from Japan - Sam Dansie/BikeRadar
The fillet brazing has been ground and polished to perfection - Sam Dansie/BikeRadar
The two tone chain adds another dimension of cool to the Tange - Sam Dansie/BikeRadar
American bike designer Rawland have been introduced to the UK – and this Nordavinden is one of the first to arrive in the country - Sam Dansie/BikeRadar
Ignore the naff wheel and look at the fork – its design and extraordinary rake is borrowed from vintage French frames - Sam Dansie/BikeRadar
The BMW Cruise electric bike occupied pride place on the Bavarian car company's stand. - Sam Dansie/BikeRadar
There's cabling to tidy away at the front end of the bike - Sam Dansie/BikeRadar
Before some are swept inside the frame above the familiar blue and white logo - Sam Dansie/BikeRadar
Starley gave designer and illustrator Ugo Gattoni, a white frame, a Sharpie marker and three months. The result is something you can stare at for hours - Sam Dansie/BikeRadar
Naked women, sailing ships and kids playing on the beach – it's nothing if not eclectic - Sam Dansie/BikeRadar
The future of the school run? Dutchbike.co.uk imported this three-seater cargo into the UK - Sam Dansie/BikeRadar
A bike show's not a bike show unless there's something wooden, so how about this bamboo offering? - Sam Dansie/BikeRadar
No pandas starved in the making of this bike - Sam Dansie/BikeRadar
Vanmoof is a Dutch company and their bikes look like uncompromised concept drawings. That rear protrusion houses an integrated bike light and there's one at the front too. This special edition was inspired by Vedett, a Belgian beer - Sam Dansie/BikeRadar
The RockiNoggins Thunder waterproof helmet cover. They'll soon be stocked in the UK (though you can still buy online straight from Seattle). RockiNoggins came up with this creative solution to dull helmets. There's a pirate version too - Sam Dansie/BikeRadar
Welcome to Jiz, a new made-in-Britain cleaning and lube range that's been tried and tested on motocross bikes first - Sam Dansie/BikeRadar
From the BMW Cruise electric bike to funky finishing on the Tange Yasujiro, there is plenty of urban gear for urban cyclists to drool over at the Cycle Show 2013, which is held this weekend at the Birmingham NEC.
Sam Dansie is a former contributor to BikeRadar. With 15 years experience working in cycling media, Sam also worked for Procycling and was a script writer for GCN.
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