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Fancy an upgrade of that old Kona? An unknown seller with a bike of unknown provenance has something you might like. It's Charlie Cunningham's Indian #1.

If you’ve ever had a Royce hub or bb you’ll know just how high quality a British made bicycle component can be. If you haven’t been lucky enough to be a ‘Royce user’ I can highly recommend it. Even if just to see your own satisfied grin reflected in the shiniest of shiny finishes the bike industry knows. Here in our latest in the series of bike industry interviews, Retrobike goes behind the shutters of Royce Engineering down in the New Forest. And gets inside the very interesting mind of Cliff Polton, engineer, cycling and pedal car enthusiast and mouse trainer*, who has been at the helm of Royce Engineering for 20 odd years… * please see question 18. 1) Retrobike: Hello Cliff, how’s business in 2011? Cliff Polton: Phenomenal...

Uploaded to youtube by Carlton Reid this short you tube clip from Tyne Tees show 'Chain Gang' has a feature on Jason McRoy. Part of the feature shows some awesome footage of JMC vs Myles Rockwell on the Reebox Eliminator.

The October 2011 Photo of The Month (PoTM) contest was won by wtb_rider's 'Falling Leaves'. Now taking nominations for the November 2011 PoTM contest :D Click here to see wtb_rider's shot in all it's glory 1. wtb_rider's 'Falling Leaves'

The The October 2011 road Bike of The Month contest was taken by mark34's Colnago Master - another interesting month, another desrving win for Mark :D Second was taken by Hatarmar's Somec and third by EdEdwards' Mercian 753 - the first time the big man has managed a podium in numerous attempts at rBotM and BoTM. Bring on November! The full result is as follows 1. mark34's Colnago Master 2. Hatarmar's Somec 3. EdEdwards' Mercian 753 Now taking nominations for the November 2011 rBoTM contest. Click here for more details and full results The October 2011 road Bike of The Month top three are as follows 1. mark34's Colnago Master Click here for full mark34's Colnago Master build thread. 2. Hatarmar's Somec 3. EdEdwards'...

The The October 2011 Bike of The Month contest was taken by Ameybrook's 1994-5 Yeti ARC, yet another win for Mike who consistnetly builds some real top drawer stuff. The Yeti will be featured in next month's mbr magazine and Ameybrook will receive a year’s subscription to the magazine. The full results is as follows 1. ameybrook's 1994-5 Yeti ARC 2. bduc61's 1995 Specialized S-Works Steel 3. kaiser's 1985 Ritchey Team Comp Now taking nominations for the BoTM November 2011 'Made in Taiwan Special' here. Click here for more details and full results The October 2011 Bike of The Month top three are as follows 1st ameybrook's 1994-5 Yeti ARC Click here for full build thread. 2nd bduc61's 1995 Specialized S-Works Steel Click...

Friday 21st October 2011 was the 35th Anniversary of the first ever Repack Race - an event which is widely considered to be the genesis of the sport of mountain biking.To celebrate the event some of the forefathers of the sport (Kelly, Breeze, Bonds to name a few) and others took to Mt Tam to run the Repack once again. Full aftermath and pictures of the 35th Anniversary Repack ride up here.

2011 saw the Retrobike National Ride Series return to the South East. The Leith Hill meet was part of the Retrobike 2011 National Events series and was kindly supported by Bikefood. The ride saw forty seven retrobikers taken on the dusty conditions, the full Retrobike Leith Hill Ride aftermath thread can be found here.

Another glorious month of RetroBike riding in September saw over 50 RetroBikers find a break in the weather to complete Mr. K's Day in The Peaks ride. It turned into a perfect and memorable day for all those who dusted off their old steeds and braved the demanding Peaks trails. October 23rd will see the climax to our little series at Leigh Hill in the North Downs. The event is being hosted by our South East group and from reading the recce threads it promises to be a great days riding. Full details can be found here. Retrobike Rides have now been going strong for many years. They have evolved from a couple of dodgy looking characters meeting in the woods to ride their retro pride and joys to groups of up to 40 enthusiasts meeting up...

The latest Coolwall vote has been declared! Girvin Flexstems are COOL. One centimetre of rubber sprung travel has been judged cool by the retrobike users :D Next up on the vote are Entry Level Groupsets. Are the groupsets many of us started on back in the 90s cool? As ever you decide!

Mechagouki wins our inaugaral Story of the Season writing contest with his piece entitled "Summer Ride". Enjoy :D Awake. The heat in the room is already uncomfortable and the reddish glow around the curtains tells me I’m late for work. Except this is July 15th 1992, and if I have a job I don’t care about it, and for a day like this, I’d probably consider skipping. I roll out of bed and stumble to the bathroom, through the frosted glass I can see it is one of those summer days where the sun’s radiance is almost overwhelming, a chrome-white glare that squints eyes and burns skin. Back in my bedsit I see what the fridge has to offer; stale white bread, a near empty tub of margarine and a bottle of HP sauce – breakfast of champions! I...

DaCorsa are a group of German enthusiasts who restore and ride retro road bikes part as hobby part as business. There are some top draw bikes and pictures on the site including some shots from L'Eroica 2011, well worth a look here > www.dacorsa.de . Click here to discuss in the forum.

The September 2011 Photo of The Month (PoTM) contest was won by GaryTurner's 'Autumnal'. Now taking nominations for the October 2011 PoTM contest :D Click here to see GaryTurner's shot in all it's glory 1. GaryTurner's 'Autumnal'

The The September 2011 road Bike of The Month contest was taken by DancingJack's Klein Quantum Pro - another interesting month, another worthy winner :D The race for second was drawn once again, Gordy's Flying Scot ending up on equal votes with Mark34's Alan Carbonio. Roll on next month! The full result is as follows 1. DancingJack's Klein Quantum Pro 2 equal. Gordy's Flying Scot 2 equal. Mark34's Alan Carbonio Now taking nominations for the October 2011 rBoTM contest. Click here for more details and full results The September 2011 road Bike of The Month top three are as follows 1. DancingJack's Klein Quantum Pro Click here for full DancingJack's Klein Quantum Pro build thread. 2. Gordy's Flying Scot 3. Mark34's...

Date :: 23rd of October Start Time:: 10.30am Where:: STARVEAL CORNER CAR PARK, Leith Hill Road, Nr Ockley, Surrey (make sure you get the right car park there is a sign as you enter & height barriers) Grid Ref: : TQ 13038 43297 Nearest Train Station:: Gomshall, Surrey What to ride:: As this is the day after the 35th anniversary of the Repack, it would be nice to see bikes of pre 1990 vintage. However anything old school goes. For more details and to sign up please click here.

The Bicycle Academy sounds like a great project happening here in Somerset, UK. Check full details in their press release below. “A place to learn how to make bikes. You keep the skills, your first bike goes to someone who really needs it” The Bicycle Academy is a new enterprise providing people with the skills and facilities to design and make their own bikes. Frame building will be taught by the legendary Brian Curtis as evening classes or short weekday courses from The Bicycle Academy workshop in Frome, Somerset. As part of the learning process each student will make a frame to be donated to people in Africa, then once graduated students will be able to use The Bicycle Academy workshop to hone their skills and build their own...

The The September 2011 'Neon Special' Bike of The Month contest was taken by pete_mcc's Klein Attitude Graffiti. The Klein will be featured in next month's mbr magazine and Pete will receive a year’s subscription to the magazine. The full result is as follows 1. pete_mcc's Klein Attitude Graffiti 2. dinger's Landshark Tandem 3. boy"O"boy's 1991 Alpinestars al-mega DX Now taking nominations for the October 2011 BoTM here. Click here for more details and full results The September 2011 'Neon Special' Bike of The Month top three are as follows 1. pete_mcc's Klein Attitude Graffiti Click here for full Klein Attitude Graffiti build thread. 2. dinger's Landshark Tandem Click here for full Landshark Tandem build thread. 3...