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The August 2021 'Bonded Special' Bike of The Month contest was taken byRonezwun’s 1990 Valley Runner Carbon 100th anniversary edition. Check the poll here:)

Another top drawer build from 44Racing sees another win in the Retrobike Bike of The Month contest. The April 2021 result went to 44Racing's 1994 Kona Hei Hei from very stiff competition. Check the poll here.

"Once a cool thing is been done it cannot be undone" - so begins one of the most seminal films in Mountain Biking including Hans "No Way" Rey and Greg "H-Ball" Herbold. Hans has released the full version of the film on his you tube channel, for those whose VHS player is in the loft it is well worth revisiting.

Another from the BoTM archives. 24pouces 1993 Boulder Defiant Ti took the September 2018 Bike of The Month 'Suspension Special' contest in some style. Check the poll here.

The review of archive Bike of The Month contests continues here at Retrobike HQ. The October 2020 contest was taken by 44Racing's 1993 GT RTS-2 which has been built to be a replica of his 1994 / 95 race bike. The build thread can be found here, poll here.

Big BoTM news for May 2021......the competition will be sponsored by Terra One Tyres and, to follow the design remit of the Rider T1 tyre, the theme will simply be "1988 or earlier" For this month only, previous competition winners and bikes that have already entered in a normal, and/or special month may be entered again. For those who don't already know, the man behind saving your vintage show rubber, and Terra One Tyres, is Retrobike member @thekidmalone, aka Terrance. Terrance has worked hard to produce these RIDER T1 tyres and has welcomed continued interaction with the Retro/Vintage MTB community to ensure his product fits the bill. Terrance is currently working on developing new products, so keep an eye out for more information...

Tom’s Yeti beat a field of 14 to win the March Bike of the Month competition, with over 20% of the votes

Here is a fine slice of 1992 to checkout and one we had not seen before at Retrobike HQ. The 1992 Tioga Video Catalogue was found by user @66 triumph daytona , click here to view the video and forum post. The catalogue includes iconic racers John Tomac and Greg Herbold and includes the full range (or nearly the full range) of Tioga components from 1992. Highlights include the Tioga Disk Drive (of course!), Revolver Cranks, Bio-Grips, Avenger Headset, Brake Tamers and Hound Dawg tyres to name but a few. Well worth a watch, includes some great action scenes, who needs 6 inches of all mountain capability to shred ;) Credit to 90s NORBA Racer for the original you tube upload.

Retrobike has been informed the iconic early 90s tyre the Onza Octopus is being reissued for 2021. For those who don't recall the early 90s the Octopus was the street orientated stable mate of the well regarded Porcupine. Just check eBay for used White Octopus and Porcupine prices. Release date is tbc but expect to see the reissued Octopus available in black, white and butterscotch compounds. Wheel sizes are expected to be 27.5" with both 650c and 700c gravel options. All tyres will be tubeless ready. No 26"option available in the initial offering but as ever watch this space. For reference the original article printed in @mbukmagazine is shown on the right. Expect street price to be a little over the original £14.95 retail.

Bike of The Month November 2020 was jointly won by Iveto1983’s 1990 Merlin Titanium. Check the poll here, you know it's a super strong month when there are Ibis, Salsa, Curtlo and two other Merlin in the runner's up spot.

Bike of The Month November 2020 was jointly won by Prezza’s 1990 Muddy Fox Trailblazer Sprint. Check the thread in reader's bikes here. Also...please don't mention the word 'gravel' ;)

Working back through the BoTM contests currently, we now find ourselves at December 2020. The winner is 44Racing’s 1994 Pace RC200 F3, an exceedingly classy build and very worthy winner. Fans of everything square tubed should check out 44Racing's build thread in the forum.

Jimi911’s 1989 Merlin Titanium with the always fresh red z-max takes the Jan 2021 Bike of The Month contest, poll here.

Bicycle component manufacturer Shimano are celebrating their 100th anniversary. To mark this event the Big S have shared some hi res wallpapers of both cycle and fishing components along with some videos. Check it out here.

Seminal mountain bike publication MBA are running a regular feature highlighting covers from the archive. Thirty years ago in March 1991 the cover featured a rider on Cannondale (?) showing a fat bike is not required to ride in snow! Check the feature on MBA here.

Jimi911’s 1981 Moots Mountaineer is the 2020 Retrobike Bike of The Year, check the poll here.

Another classic Bike of The Month contest saw Wtb_rider’s 1993 Brodie Catalyst take the honours, check the thread out here :)