Manchester gets its own @bikeandtri show

It was only a matter of time but Manchester has got its very own bike show, well, bike and tri show to be precise.

How the show might look, only with fewer bikes

Taking place at GMEX on February 16 & 17, the show is a bit like the most expensive pizza on the menu: it has every type of topping imaginable - including not one , but two sportives - the longer of which takes in Mam Nic and Winnats.
The show will probably quite good but, I dunno, I'm not convinced I should pay for the privilege of being sold to.
Call me a sentimental ol' fool, go ahead, see if I care.
"£12 to you, sir or £30 if you wanna do the ride." Said a man in a high viz jacket frantically waving his arms at an industrial estate which had been turned into an impromptu match-day car park.