The 2013 Cycle Show took place at NEC Birmingham over the weekend, as the world’s top bicycle manufacturers aired their wares to the British public.

For many, it’s the first chance for them to check out next year’s bikes, products, clothing and accessories.

>> Save up to 31% with a magazine subscription. Enjoy the luxury of home delivery and never miss an issue <<

There wae several trends emerging for 2014, not least the continuing appearance of disc brakes on road and cyclo-cross bikes. Bright colours are also making a welcome comeback on bikes and clothing.

We’ve picked out some of the highlights of the show in our gallery.

Raleigh’s first foray into the dirty world of cyclo-cross





Cinelli were showing off some nice new colourways



Condor’s updated steel racer, the Super Acciaio



Specialist shoe brand Lake had some clean new models to show off



Security kings Datatag



The Bicycle Man displaying exotic bicycles for your pleasure



Bright colours were a bit of a thing. This in the form of Trek’s ‘Project One’ custom programme



It’s not all for roadies…



Titanium had a good showing



Starley make a point as to how customisable their bikes are



De Rosa. Italian style as popular as ever



BMW make bikes now, didn’t you know? A selection of hybrids and e-machines on display



It might be a little early, but…



Italian stallions Colnago and Bianchi side by side



Nick Craig talks tools on the Lezyne stand



Specialized are helping with the aluminium revival with this race-ready lightweight Allez frame





Specialized’s new touring frame, the AWOL



You’d have been lucky to have this much space if you visited over the weekend



Dare2b showing off some great casual riding gear



Vittoria’s all new Cross XL tyre. Guess what it’s for



A very popular tyre updated, the Grand Prix 4000s II. This model was shown in a super chunky 28mm width



Raleigh are on good form with their 2014 bikes



Knog’s brand new 550 lumen all-purpose light



Vanguard’s casual jacket is actually modelled on an old-fashioned winter jacket



If you want to see it, you would have had to visit the Storck stand



Condor were everywhere



As we saw in Eurobike this year, discs are the next big thing



Frog bikes have teamed up with Children in Need to create a limited run of Pudsey bikes. A donation from the profits of each sale go to the charity



Kids get their chance to test ride plenty of new models



For some quiet time, we visited the Anthology stall where you might have bumped into Ned Boulting or Sean Kelly, who were signing their books at the weekend