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Seeing there is a lot of interest (and appreciation) on retrobike for Brodies the man himself kindly emailed over the story of how his own personal Brodie Rodie has evolved. Check the forum out for the full Brodie Rodie story.

Poll results now in for the best ever Fat Chance paintjob. Official results as follows 1. Aquafade 2. Team Violet 3. Chameleon Metallica Unsurprisingly the iconic Aquafade took the title. Click here to see the best ever fat chance paintjob poll and more importantly pictures.

Sunday saw Retrobike take on Drumlanrig, Scotland with support from Bikefood in the fourth round of the National Event Series. Twenty five riders from all over the UK took on the excellent Drumlanrig trails on a smorgasbord of retro machinery - rocks, roots, drops, plasticine clay and all. The ride was ably led and organised by the MacRetro lads and included more Tunnocks tea cakes than those from south of the border had ever seen. Click here for the Retrobike Drumlanrig aftermath thread, possibly the biggest event to hit the Dumfries area since Chipmunk played.

:: Date: Sunday 14th August 2011 @10 for 10:30! :: Distance/time: Probably a couple of rides dependant on level/fitness though most is doable for all, part of the reason for Drumlanrig is its retro friendly. Ususal swap shop and best bike compie! :: Extra: Possible ride on the Saturday for those wishing to make the most of the trip. Please show any interest! :: Meeting at: Drumlanrig, further details to follow. :: Directions: Here :: Tyre Choice: Doesn't really matter as long as amber walled! :: Flea Market: There was a really good, impromptu one at both Cannock and the FoD with top quality items at knock down prices plus tons of karma. Feel free to bring stuff along for pre-ride bartering. :: No helmet, no ride! We've had over 40...

The July 2011 Photo of The Month (PoTM) contest was won by .jan's 'Blue Skies'. Soon taking nominations for the August contest, watch this space! Click here to see .jan's shot in all it's glory 1. .jan's 'Blue Skies'

Congrats to Jeffy Beetham aka Superstong aka the man who rode Mayhem in a wool suit for becoming the Masters (34-39) MTB XC National Champion following the XC Champs in North Yorks, full result here. Third overall in the ever competitive Masters race was enough to see Jeffy take the 34-39 title. Click here to discuss in the forum.

The The July 2011 road Bike of The Month contest was taken by 80Nicola80's 1983 Chessini Precision Arena. The full result is as follows 1. 80Nicola80's 1983 Chessini Precision Arena 2. Spikes' Chris Chance 3. Mark34's TVT Lemond Now taking nominations for the August 2011 rBoTM contest. Click here for more details and full results The July 2011 road Bike of The Month top three are as follows 1. 80Nicola80's 1983 Chessini Precision Arena Click here for full 1983 Chessini Precision Arena build thread 2. Spikes' Chris Chance Click here for full Chris Chance build thread. 3. Mark34's TVT Lemond Click here for full ex-Ronan Pensec TVT Lemond build thread.

For anyone who rode at the Mountain Mayhem, last Sundays (26th June) British MTB Series race at Margam Park saw familiar conditions. Wet, cold…hot, dry. We arrived on the Saturday with the intention of pre-riding, but day long drizzle washed away all enthusiasm. Sunday saw the temperature rise from 18 to over 30 degs – hot, hot, hot! I went for a bit of a pedal around the course – a combination of hard climbs, muddy chutes and generally pretty tough. Add the sudden heatwave into the mix and it looked set to be pretty damn hard work. Think Mayhem on steroids. In an oven. Or a woollen suit. Or a bear outfit if you’re that way inclined. The Elite race showed just how hard with riders coming past in ones and twos, big gaps in between and...

The The July 2011 'Euro Special' Bike of The Month contest was taken by Sinnerman's 1990 Zinn Z-753. The Zinn will be featured in next month's mbr magazine and Sinnerman will receive a year’s subscription to the magazine. The full result is as follows 1. Sinnerman's 1990 Zinn Z-753 2. Holdi's Colnago Ibex 3= The Duke's 1994 Bigfoot Smokestone 3= Stumpjumper1990's 1994 Empella Team Now taking nominations for the August 2011 BoTM here. Click here for more details and full results The July 2011 Euro Special Bike of The Month top three are as follows 1. Sinnerman's 1990 Zinn Z-753 Click here for full Zinn Z-753 build thread. 2. Holdi's Colnago Ibex 3 equal. The Duke's 1994 Bigfoot Smokestone Click here for full Bigfoot...

This just in from the MTB Hall of Fame (or mtbhof). Sadly it looks like Geoff Apps was over looked once again. Still some very deserving inductees nonetheless. Click here to discuss in the forum. The 2011 inductees are: • Bob Allen, Journalism - whose photographic vision and advocacy have contributed to and continue to add to the collective memory and evolution of mountain biking. • Patrice Drouin & Chantal Lachance, Promotion - two Canadian promoters who have fueled much success and fun into mountain bike racing. • The Laguna Rads, Pioneers - 80 or so individuals who have taken the adventure and camaraderie of mountain biking to a new level, while preserving the original spirit of the sport. • Pete Webber, Advocacy - his...

Just uploaded a few new catalogues to the retrobike archive, one of the largest cycling resources on the web. -Trek Catalogues -Gary Fisher Catalogues -Mountain Cycles Catalogues and Manuals If you have any suitable material to be added please get in touch :D

June was frantic to say the least for RetroBike Riders. Mountain Mayhem being the focal point of the month with 50 RetroBikers taking to the track and 50 more fighting for the loud hailer trackside in the heckling tent. A full aftermath write up of the event can be found here, eleven pages of aftermath goes to show the fun that was had. As far as the National Rides Series goes, we now have the next round details posted. You may already have seen the MacRetro lads advertising their Drumlanrig ride in their signatures, but please sign up here if interested in attending. Click here to read full retrobike rides July 2011 newsletter.

The fourth issue of the rather lovely (and impressively door-stopping) Privateer magazine is about to reach the shops – subscribers have had theirs for a couple of weeks and have been using words like “gorgeous”, “sweet”, “giant peach” and of course “smell” to describe it. Inside you'll find columns from Charlie Kelly, Thomas Frischknecht and Will Longden alongside an array of expansive features from around the world. There's the amazing story of Hope, a day with World Downhill Champion Tracy Moseley, the gently unhinged world of 24 hour soloing and more. Nick Larsen looks at the dark art of marketing and concludes that hype is a force for good. There are glorious pictures, interesting words and stickmen. What more could you need...

It's a year on and due to popular demand (ok, two people but to me that's the height of popularity), the Herefordshire Road Ride returns for 2011. So get your classic steel frames gleaming polished up, shave your legs and don your fluro Bolles for Edition II on Saturday 23rd July 2011. What does it involve, I hear you cry? A stunning, scenic and undulating Sportive style 80 km ride on very quiet country roads with the option of a country pub lunch/stop. There's plenty of climbing but nothing super steep so with a compact and a bit of fitness all should be fine. As a flavour, here's last years Aftermath thread. Where is it happening? The ride will start and finish in Hampton Bishop, just outside of the cathedral city of Hereford...

The 2011 KLEIN meets KLEIN event (Kleintreffen) was once again a great success with 58 bikes and 35 participants. The event organiser Matthias has kindly sent over a link to their photo galleries - a must for all Klein fans. Full details in the forum :D

The June 2011 Photo of The Month (PoTM) contest was won by Hollister's 'It's Summer'. Now taking nominations for the July contest entitled 'Blue Sky Biking' here. Click here to see Hollister's shot in all it's glory 1. Hollister's 'It's Summer'

The The June 2011 Bike of The Month contest was taken jointly by chowi's 1992 Gilles Berthoud & JustKev's Yeti C-26. Both take a subscription to MBR Magazine. The full results is as follows 1. = chowi's 1992 Gilles Berthoud 1. = JustKev's Yeti C-26 3. wadsy's 1997 Kona Hei Hei Now taking nominations for the July 2011 'Euro Special' BoTM here. Click here for more details and full results The June 2011 Bike of The Month top three are as follows 1. = chowi's 1992 Gilles Berthoud Click here for full build thread. 1. = JustKev's Yeti C-26 Click here for full build thread. 3. wadsy's 1997 Kona Hei Hei Click here for full build thread.