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@Velocio
Well that's a given, it's another year.
2013 was different from 2012, etc.
The exhibitors varied, the format featured some new additions, some things which didn't work so well were refined or removed, the numbers were different and so was the space between stands and people as a result.
Every year it's different, even if it's in the same venue. Now it's in a different venue and so people will freak out claiming it's different... but it's always different, because it turns out that it's impossible to run the same show twice.
Embrace change.
The velodrome is an incredible building and whilst there was something steampunk about the old building that appealed to the process of bike building, the new building is a cathedral of cycling and I really believe that it will imbue the show with a sense of atmosphere that will be great.
The real problem is that in that context any frame builder that makes a track bike and elevates it high enough to have the Siberian pine be a back-drop will likely cause palpitations and heart flutters amongst the oggling classes.