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The weird and wonderful from Eurobike 2017 (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
Bike rack maker Thule did a very neat job of crashing this Audi into the wall of their booth (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
Don't worry, they've got a metal core (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
These rope locks from Dalman have impeccable hipster credentials (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
Is this man carrying a golf bag? (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
... hell no, that's a fully-functional folding electric bicycle! (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
As stunning as this tiny bicycle model is, that saddle angle is hurting our eyes (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
If this Rio race bike could make a noise it'd sure be a loud one (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
There's something very odd about the idea of a child's e-bike. Still, that hasn't stopped Trenoli from making one (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
These wooden grips actually rotate by around 20 degrees thanks to a spring-loaded collar – the idea being that they absorb shocks through the handlebar (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
A closer look at that trick Pinion gearbox (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
Well, whatever makes you happy.. (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
Few things are more Euro than a Pinion gearbox-equipped full-suspension touring bike (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
What can you even say about this? (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
Who let the dogs out? No one. They're locked in this Zinsmayer bike cage (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
This 3T Exploro painted by Dario Pegoretti won a Eurobike award (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
We looked at this Asama fat bike and now we're all blind (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
Yu Hub Industrial Co. Ltd. has your carbon-effect kiddie wheel needs covered, plus a seriously flowery number (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
We have no explanation for this abomination. We're sorry you even have to look at it (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
The Babboe bakfiets has a big bucket for your brood of brats (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
We've seen a few of the Brooks 150th anniversary 'Dashing Bikes' - this one's a rather special Condor Leggero (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
The Mudguard Machine turns your plastic blank into a finished Ass Saver (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
On the Ass Savers stand, happy punters went to work designing their own mudguards (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
The Chosen shifter is an 11-speed SRAM unit with modified internals, perhaps somewhat redundant now that Eagle exists… (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
Chosen was showing off its curious 12-speed drivetrain. It uses their own cassette and a SRAM rear derailleur (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
This is the biggest nipple we've ever seen. Thanks Alpina (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
When it's empty, the flask can be rolled up and stuffed in a pocket (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
Camelbak's new Quick Stow Flasks borrow from trail running - this is the insulated Chill version (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
It really is rather special up close (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
This Puky had us all scratching our heads (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
Brompton made a few of these Team GB specials for athletes to cruise about on in Rio (Oliver Woodman/Immediate Media) (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
The 'I am Nino Schurter' starter kit (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
Electric downhill bikes aren't as rare a sight as they used to be (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
This classic Merckx had the retro riders dribbling (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
Batteries continue to get smaller and lighter (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
Should you have the cash, the AX-Lightness VIAL evo Ultra can be built to just 4.4kg (9.7lbs) complete (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
Also from AX-Lightness is the VIAL evo XC bike, just 6.9kg/15.2lb of it.. (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
Don't worry, the accessories match (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
POC's forthcoming collection looks like something you'd respond to a chemical disaster with (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
Mavic's retro Peugeot 504 team car proved a popular attraction (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
Interesting name, that (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
A glorious use of titanium (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
Shimano commissioned many brands to produce one-off builds to display its latest Metrea groupset - this was Moots' effort (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
We are still yet to have a proper go with Metrea's H-bar shifters (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
This Rampage edition Scott Gambler is droolworthy for the Brendog fans (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
Nino Schurter, the first male mountain biker to win three Olympic medals (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
Solid's EVO Factory downhill bike totals just 15.3kg (33.7lbs) in this rather spendy build (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
... you undo this, and move a few other things and then... (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
... ta-da! It's even worse (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
It's like a bike, only worse - wait though, it does something else.. (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
This dog was clearly not impressed by the world's largest bike show (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
Only in Germany (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
Pedal with your hands AND feet, they said. It'll be fun, they said (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
Greg Van Avermaet's BMC Teammachine was given a lick of golden paint following his victory in Rio (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
Virtual reality mountain biking is now a thing (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
… to rotate independently of the steering, obviously! (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
Why does this stem have a button and a lever? (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
In all honesty, this Riese & Muller e-bike does look like a very practical way to travel (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
We still find it hard not to photograph SRAM Eagle when we see it (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
We had a go, and were glad to get off it. Sorry. (Image credit: Bikeradar ©)
This article originally appeared on BikeRadar
For one week of every year, a majority of the bike industry is summoned to a huge show in Friedrichshafen, Germany. It's called Eurobike, and it's the biggest bike show on earth. For anyone outside of the industry, Eurobike means a newsfeed rammed with the latest and greatest of everything two-wheeled, but for those of us lucky enough to be in the industry it means something different entirely.
In the gallery above, we've attempted to capture the things that most attendees won't share – the marvellous, the awful and the just plain wrong. From bored dogs to barmy brand names, there's something for everyone… maybe. Take a look and see what you think.
