Spectrum: The Berlin Bicycle Show 2019 will not take place. The organizers announced this today via Instagram. Unspecified circumstances would make an event at the level of previous years impossible, according to the short message. It is uncertain whether the trade fair will celebrate a comeback again in the next few years; However, the emotional wording of the cancellation suggests that the steadily growing lover's fair in the heart of the capital will close its doors forever.
Rumors of an alleged end to the Berlin Bicycle Show - shortly before its 10th anniversary in 2019 - had been circulating for several months. However, a date for the 2019 edition was communicated during the year and tickets were already available. Now, despite all the signs, the trade fair in Kreuzberg is coming to an end. "The current circumstances make it impossible for us to organize the 2019 trade fair," says the brief message on Instagram. In previous years, the organizers had repeatedly had internal problems. Whether these are ultimately decisive for the supposedly final end of the fair, or whether external circumstances play a role - nothing is known about this.
It is not known whether the trade fair in the iconic event hall at the Gleisdreieck will celebrate a comeback again in the future. However, the emotional wording of the Instagram post, in which the organizers say thank you for nine wonderful years, leaves little hope for fans of the fair.
We will also undoubtedly miss the fair - the successful mix of enthusiasts, bike nerds, start-ups and events such as the Rad Race was unique in Germany in this form. If you want, you can take this as an opportunity to look at our articles from last year's fair again - hopefully it won't be the last ones: