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Cool Britannia

IT was a big weekend in London at Tobacco Dock, with the 10th Bike Shed Custom & Shed Build Show competing for spectacle with a round of the British Superbike Championship and any number of summer music festivals. Yet more than 17,000 bodies came and enjoyed the bikes and unique vibe over the long weekend.

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