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Two really different types of photo, Joint winners and both deserve their place on the Front page.. Here we have one of p20's Mates taking a tumble, below Ameybrooks arty shot of a Porc Trail !!

While on holiday in San Francisco this past October I took the opportunity to visit American Cyclery, one of San Francisco's and America's oldest continuously operating bicycle shops. It was absolutely the bicycle shop I hoped it might be. American Cyclery has a fantastic selection of classically styled road bikes. Their new bike selection clearly represents a belief in the ride quality and durability of steel. Rather than stocking the full range of any given manufacturer they stock only the bikes that illustrate the shop's steel philosophy at the appropriate price points. At the time of my visit their selection began with Raleigh and Bianchi, moved on to Soma and Gunnar and on up to Waterford, with each of the lower-end models...

if you happen to be one of pioneers of the sport ?? Well, MTB forfather Charlie Kelly shows us his Ritchey P21 in Readers Bikes...

What a machine! So, what do you do if you come across a picture of Tomac flying around on his iconic Raleigh ?? Simple, you spend many years and a lot of $$$$ to make one of your own, down to the mismatch tyres.. It was given a run for it's money by Joe's Yo but the Raleigh is a worthy winner and BOTY will be going Stateside (along with a small prize yet to be decided) Eric, we at Retrobike.Co.UK salute you !! Next year you have to ride it over here at an event of our choosing, OK ??

Big Welcome to EdEdwards who joins the Mod team. This guy takes no prisoners, you better be nice !! Look out for a full run down of the RetroBike.co.uk Mod crew, coming soon to the FAQ forum...

Here's to 2008 ... The RetroBike crew have a feast of activity lined up for 2008, more competitions, rides, events and the all important socials.. So keep checking the forums and if you have any questions or suggestions PM the Mods !! A big thank you to all of you who have got involved in the site, whether as active riders, keyboard mechanics or just beer buddies with a shared love of 2 wheeled retro machines...this site relies on your enthusiasm and support, we have seen a huge growth in 2007 so lets hope 2008 brings more of the same.. Cheers the boys at RetroBike.co.uk

A joint win for Mad Cow Kev's Roberts D.O.G.S.B.O.L.X and 24pouces Cannondale. Look out for the Bike of the Year vote coming soon...

Time for some Muc-Off ??

This article on a 'retro' 10 speed MTB cassette conversion has been written by Omar R. Esteves from Caracas Venezuela. PART ONE I am an old man who has been experimenting and tinkering with all kinds of bikes for a good part of my life, including mountain bikes in the last twenty five years or so. During all this time I have seen quite a lot of good ideas (not including terrible ones) on bikes and bike equipment fly away to obscurity only to come back some years later as the latest innovations. For a few years, I had been reading that now when we have mountain bikes with 9-speed cassettes in all imaginable ratio combinations and from various manufacturers, some people insist that these are not suitable for mountain bikes...

Alarm wakes me up. No not the alarm that I may have missed that Ti BB that someone posted on retrobike whilst I was asleep, but the alarm on my phone. Get dressed, with a slight twitch as I glance the laptop out of the corner of my eye (something may have been asked that I could answer, or a new tip added). Jump on the modern bike for the ride to the station, almost crash as I imagine I’m on the ’95 S-Works FSR; again! On the train now, with laptop bag, cursing Chiltern Railways for not having wireless on the train, drumming fingers, tapping feet, with the look of an addict who hasn’t had their fix (you know the look)….. Ok, onto the tube, I know there’s nothing I can do until I get in…walk...

Hang your Tricolors and sing the Marseillaise, it's another Gallic winner. Skides Yeti Ultimate wins the RetroBike BOTM competition for November 2007... Watch out for Decembers competition in the Forum...coming soon...

Seeing as we're genrous types here at Retrobike HQ thought we'd offer a pre Christmas mega deal on 2008 calendars, t-shirts/jersyes and stickers. Deal 1 £25 - Calendar, T-Shirt & Stickers. Save £5.50 Deal 2 £40 - Calendar, Jersey & Stickers. Save £6.50 Terms and details of how to order here.

Following discussion between the mods and a few recent events we have decided the classified section needs some formal rules. - All adverts to include a price. - Parts must be in owners possesion before offered for sale. - No trade ads. Mail [email protected] for trade advertising details. - Dibs are non-enforceable and strictly at the sellers discretion. - Abuse of classifieds will result in a temporary ban at the moderators discretion. Two misdenmeanours will result in a permenant ban. - It is preferred that all adverts include full details and a picture.

What a winner, not only a fabulous looking bike and great build, but also able to take all that the peak district could throw at it and more !!!

Last weekend saw 18 intrepid RetroBikers take on the challenge of the peaks, read how we got on in the Forum

We at Retrobike Towers are proud to announce that the 2008 Retrobike Calendar is back from the prnters and ready for dispatch. Be one of the first to get your mitts on our somewhat ltd edition 2008 Retrobike.co.uk 2008 desk calendar featuring 12 smashing pictures of retro machines in action, some just posing and a calendar so you can make note of any retro meets that may pop up in future, all bound together in a neat CD case that'll stand happily on your work desk, home mantlepiece or bike shop counter. They're a snip at £11 and available in the retrobike shop. We haven't got too many, so don't delay, grab your's today!

Thats right, the Autumn meet is upon us.. Tomorrow morning an intrepid gang/gaggle/group (what is the collective term for RetroBikers ??) will set off from hayfield for a merry old jaunt across the peaks.. expect mechanical failure, awesome annodising, and more stories of how we could all have been contenders !! See y'all there... if I'm not still stuck on the M25 at Heathrow....