For those who haven't seen the retrobike manufacturer archive we have made a few changes which will make items easier to find. The retrobike archive contains catalogs, reviews, articles and adverts all categorized by manufacturer, both road and MTB. We have recently added catalogs to our retro Specialized catalog archive and retro Raleigh catalogue archive. Don't forget the ever popular Fat Chance catalog archive, Klein catalog archive and Kona catalog archive. If you wish to request or submit something for the archive please do so in our retro mtb scans forum.
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The 2011 road Bike of The Year (rBoTY) contest saw yo-Nate-y's outstanding 1981 Chris Chance Criterium take the win from some stiff competition. Second spot was taken by DancingJack’s Klein Quantum Pro and third place shared by Mark34's Battaglin and Retroian's 1974 Holdsworth Pro.
The top three are as follows
1st - yo-Nate-y's 1981 Chris Chance Criterium
2nd - DancingJack’s Klein Quantum Pro
3rd equal - Mark34's Battaglin
3rd equal - Retroian's 1974 Holdsworth Pro
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road Bike of The Year 2011 top three are as follows
1st. yo-Nate-y's Chris Chance Criterium
Click here for full 1981 Chris Chance Criterium build thread.
2nd. DancingJack’s Klein Quantum Pro
Click here for full build thread.
3rd...
The 2011 Bike of The Year (BoTY) contest saw Sinnerman’s box fresh 1990 Zinn Z-753 take a well earned victory from some top notch competition. Second spot was shared between hollister's Ritchey Team Comp and mr_ship’s 1994 Yeti ARC.
The top three are as follows
1st - Sinnerman’s 1990 Zinn Z-753
2nd equal - hollister's Ritchey Team Comp
2nd equal - mr_ship’s 1994 Yeti ARC
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Bike of The Year 2011 top three are as follows
1st. Sinnerman's 1990 Zinn Z-753
Click here for full Zinn Z-753 build thread.
2nd equal. hollister's Ritchey Team Comp
Click here for full build thread.
2nd equal. mr_ship's 1994 Yeti ARC
Click here for full build thread.
Click here for poll thread.
Privateer magazine are currently in Portland visiting Chris King and others. Lucky them. Whilst with King they toured his factory (check the magazine for the full story I'm sure) and also managed to get some great pictures of King's personal bike, a 1993 Yeti ARC soft tail. The bike has some great detail like loads of King trickery including a prototype adjustable bottom bracket. King apparently used this as his main ride up until '08 - chapeau! Anyhow check the post in the forum for more pictures and detail of Chris King's 1993 Yeti ARC.
The 2011 Retrobike National Event Series was a resounding success, with rides regularly attracting over 40 like minded retro enthusiasts, having a great time on some quality trails.
2012 promises to be another amazing year for Retrobike riding. Not only are your regional area groups in great shape with rides regularly being organised, but we’ve also put together another cracking National Series to entice you.
The National Series is the cream of the Retrobike rides squeezed into a seven round series. We’ve done our very best to spread them around the United Kingdom, offer some of the very best trails and also make the series completely free to enter.
Full details can be found here.
With Retrobike rides proving ever more popular we...
Retrobike member Milko aka Matt Burton has had several of his illustrations published in the latest issue of Peloton magazine. The illustrations can be seen in issue 9 of Peloton which is out in the UK this week, full details on the Peloton website. Check Matt's website http://www.milkoillustration.co.uk/ for more examples of his work.
The The December 2011 road Bike of The Month contest was taken by Retroian's 1974 Holdsworth Pro - a well deserved win. Joint second was taken by Syn-crossis' Kuwahara and Citoyen du Monde's Maasi. Bring on 2012!
The full result is as follows
1. Retroian's 1974 Holdsworth Pro
2= Syn-crossis' Kuwahara
2= Citoyen du Monde's Maasi
Now taking nominations for the January 2012 rBoTM contest, the poll for road Bike of The Year 2011 is also now up.
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The December 2011 road Bike of The Month top three are as follows
1. Retroian's 1974 Holdsworth Pro
Click here for full Retroian's 1974 Holdsworth Pro build thread.
2= Syn-crossis' Kuwahara
2= Citoyen du Monde's Maasi
Paul Brodie kindly sent us this article regarding one of his current projects at Flashback Fabrications. Enjoy :D
Who is Paul Brodie, and what does he do in his shop? This is a good question. On Velocipede Salon I read recently that I'm a "framebuilder who made some pretty good frames in the 80's and early 90's." Not much has been heard from me (bicycle wise..) for about a decade, so maybe I'm a "has-been", a washout...
Here's the truth: back in those days I had a dozen employees at the high point, and I was frantically running around trying to manage (in no particular order..) employees, payroll, lawsuits, lawyers, magazines, ads, distributors, WCB, PST, GST, fire code regulations, landlords, shop leases, accountants...
The December 2011 Photo of The Month (PoTM) contest was won by eastcoaststeve's 'Reflection'.
Now taking nominations for the January 2012 PoTM contest entitled 'Mudwinter' :D
Click here to see eastcoaststeve's shot in all it's glory
1. eastcoaststeve's 'Reflection'
The December 2011 Bike of The Month contest was taken by hollister's Ritchey Team Comp.
The Ritchey will be featured in next month's mbr magazine and Hollister will receive a year’s subscription to the magazine.
The full results is as follows
1. hollister's Ritchey Team Comp
2. audi-allroad's Klein Adroit
3. johntomjoe's Raleigh Activator
Now taking nominations for the BoTM January 2012 contest here.
Click here for more details and full results
The December 2011 Bike of The Month top three are as follows
1st hollister's Ritchey Team Comp
Click here for full build thread.
2nd audi-allroad's Klein Adroit
Click here for full build thread.
Given the closeness of the voting will also give an honourable mention to the 4th...
The November 2011 Photo of The Month (PoTM) contest was won by lewis1641's 'Nocturnal'.
Now taking nominations for the December 2011 PoTM contest entitled Reflection:D
Click here to see lewis1641's shot in all it's glory
1. lewis1641's 'Nocturnal'
Now have new black and brown peaked beanies in stock in the *all new* Retrobike Shop > Retrobike peaked beanies.
Don't forget we are doing some great Christmas deals too, check them out here > Retrobike Xmas Specials 2011.
The The November 2011 road Bike of The Month contest was taken by ededwards' Panasonic PR-6000 - another interesting month, a fine debut win for the man who likes to think of himself as the Raymond Poulidor of Bike of The Month competitions. Second was taken by gavr's Raleigh Team and third by foz's Arthur Caygill 653. Bring on December!
The full result is as follows
1. ededwards' Panasonic PR-6000
2. gavr's Raleigh Team
3. foz's Arthur Caygill 653
Now taking nominations for the December 2011 rBoTM contest.
Click here for more details and full results
The November 2011 road Bike of The Month top three are as follows
1. ededwards' Panasonic PR-6000
Click here for full ededwards' Panasonic PR-6000 build thread.
2. gavr's...
Retrobike BIG stickers now in stock, ideal for big applications. Stick them on your disk drive, tool box, arms or car.
Click here to buy the retrobike BIG stickers.
The The November 2011 'Made In Taiwan Special' Bike of The Month contest was taken by makster's 1987 Jamis Dakota Competition. The Jamis will be featured in next month's mbr magazine and Mark will receive a year’s subscription to the magazine.
The full result is as follows
1. makster's 1987 Jamis Dakota Competition
2. sinnerman's Orange Clockwork
3. trailboss' 1991 Haro Extreme Comp
Now taking nominations for the December 2011 BoTM here.
Click here for more details and full results
The November 2011 'Made In Taiwan Special' Bike of The Month top three are as follows
1. makster's 1987 Jamis Dakota Competition
Click here for full Jamis Dakota Competition build thread.
2. sinnerman's Orange Clockwork
Click here for full Orange...
New online shop is now up and running here > http://www.retrobike.co.uk/shop/ 8) Have added plenty of stock previously unavailable with plenty more cool stuff in the pipeline for (realistically) after Xmas. Shipping is still free on all UK items and calculated at cost for those outside the UK - which should make international postage more reasonable esp if taking a few items.
Also got the Xmas 2011 Specials online, click here to see the Retrobike Xmas Specials. We are doing hoodie + mug deals, hat + mug deals and 10% on all Endura kit.
Numbers are limited to stock so if you want a combo be quick :D
This year's annual Cleland ride aka The WEndover Bash takes place on Sunday 4th December, full details on the forum here. This ride is a must for all fans of Mr Geoff Apps and his bikes.
