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The March 2013 road Bike of The Month contest was taken by Theoldfm's 1980 Mercian King of Mercia Road. Second was taken by Citoyen du monde's Cinelli SC and third was shared by taken by Raleighmad's Reynolds 753 1975/6 and ph billet's Peter's 1984 "HUCKSTEPP". The full result is as follows 1. Theoldfm's 1980 Mercian King of Mercia Road 2. Citoyen du monde's Cinelli SC 3= Raleighmad's Reynolds 753 1975/6 3= ph billet's Peter's 1984 "HUCKSTEPP" Click here for more details and full results The March 2013 road Bike of The Month 1. Theoldfm's 1980 Mercian King of Mercia Road Click here for build thread.

The March 2013 Bike of The Month contest was taken by Ductape's 1981 Ritchey "Big Red", a bona fide classic. The full result is as follows 1. Ductape's 1981 Ritchey "Big Red" 2. landsbee's 1993 Sycip 3. Mkozaczek's 1989 Doug Bradbury Manitou Now taking nominations for the April 2013 BoTM here. Click here for more details and full results The March 2013 Bike of The Month top three are as follows 1. Ductape's 1981 Ritchey "Big Red" Click here for Ductape's 1981 Ritchey "Big Red" build thread. 2. landsbee's 1993 Sycip 3. Mkozaczek's 1989 Doug Bradbury Manitou Click here for Mkozaczek's 1989 Doug Bradbury Manitou build thread.

The Febraury 2013 road Bike of The Month contest was taken by andreaviola's 1934 Berga. Second was taken by D4ddy Cool's 1990 Tommasini Super Prestige and third was taken by Raleighmad's Henk Lubberding Raleigh Team bike :D The full result is as follows 1. andreaviola's 1934 Berga 2. D4ddy Cool's 1990 Tommasini Super Prestige 3. Raleighmad's Henk Lubberding Raleigh Team bike Click here for more details and full results The Febraury 2013 road Bike of The Month top three are as follows 1. andreaviola's 1934 Berga 2. D4ddy Cool's 1990 Tommasini Super Prestige 3. Raleighmad's Henk Lubberding Raleigh Team bike

The Febraury 2013 'Restoration Special' Bike of The Month contest was taken by stanlee's Koski Trailmaster. A top class build which came out on top in a special month which saw some interesting debate as to what exactly constitutes as restoration. The full result is as follows 1. stanlee's Koski Trailmaster 2. sandmangts' 1936 Elgin 3. Huelse's Ibis Mt. Trials Now taking nominations for the March 2013 BoTM here. Click here for more details and full results The Febraury 2013 'Restoration Special' Bike of The Month top three are as follows 1. stanlee's Koski Trailmaster 2. sandmangts' 1936 Elgin Click here for sandmangts' 1936 Elgin build thread. 3. Huelse's Ibis Mt. Trials

Twenty three years on the Klein Attitude still looks super fresh. Check the Klein Attitude review from Mountain Bike Action February 1990 in the Retrobike Klein Archive. Thanks to CCMDoc for the scan :) Thanks also so nevadasmith who also posted a copy of the Klein Attitude scan in the archive forum.

The 2012 Bike of The Year (BoTY) contest saw SYN-CROSSIS’ super clean Fat Ti take a well earned victory from some top notch competition. Second spot was taken by Sinnnerman’s Hardisty JMC Replica and third by uno-speedo’s 1987 Steve Potts. The top three are as follows 1st - SYN-CROSSIS’ Fat Chance Titanium 2nd - Sinnnerman’s Hardisty JMC Replica 3rd - uno-speedo’s 1987 Steve Potts Click here for more details Bike of The Year 2012 top three are as follows 1st. SYN-CROSSIS’ Fat Chance Titanium 2nd. Sinnnerman’s Hardisty JMC Replica 3rd. uno-speedo’s 1987 Steve Potts

The December 2012 Photo of The Month PoTM contest was a joint win for halaburt and the redchili's 'My Trail'. Click here to see the shots in all their glory 1= halaburt's 'My Trail' 1= theredchilli's 'My Trail'

Retrobike rides are a great way to meet other forum members, see some fantastic bikes and ride some great terrain. As always there will be plenty going on this year. Anyone is welcome to come along and join in. • Click for details of the eight round Retrobike National MTB Event Series. • The new Retrobike RetroRoadRide Series is here, click for details. • and you can find out what's going on each month on the Retrobike National & Regional Rides Calendar. • Retrobike members will riding be at Mountain Mayhem and The Fat Tyre Festival in Fort William. You can also find out what's going on in your local area group too by checking out the Area Group forum.

The January 2013 road Bike of The Month contest was taken by lewisfoto's 1961 Bianchi Specialissima. Second was taken by Flandria's Flandria and third was taken by Citoyen du monde's Soens Cycles Triplet :D The full result is as follows 1. lewisfoto's 1961 Bianchi Specialissima 2. Flandria's Flandria 3. Citoyen du monde's Soens Cycles Triplet Now taking nominations for the February 2013 rBoTM contest. Click here for more details and full results The January 2013 road Bike of The Month top three are as follows 1. lewisfoto's 1961 Bianchi Specialissima 2. Flandria's Flandria 3. Citoyen du monde's Soens Cycles Triplet

The December 2012 road Bike of The Month contest was taken by Citoyen du monde's Fossati. Second was taken by Doubledee's Bottecchia SLX and third was taken by mark34's 1989 TVT Lemond :D The full result is as follows 1. Citoyen du monde's Fossati 2. Doubledee's Bottecchia SLX 3. mark34's 1989 TVT Lemond Now taking nominations for the February 2013 rBoTM contest. Click here for more details and full results The December 2012 road Bike of The Month top three are as follows 1. Citoyen du monde's Fossati 2. Doubledee's Bottecchia SLX 3. mark34's 1989 TVT Lemond

The January 2013 Bike of The Month contest was taken by pete_mcc's Roberts White Spider, yet another fine victory the the most winningest builder in the history of Bike of The Month. The full results is as follows 1. pete_mcc's Roberts White Spider Cycles 2. nevadasmith's 1989 Orange Formula 3. FMJ's 1991 GT Xizang The February 2013 "Restoration Special" BoTM contest is now up, get your nominations in now. Click here for more details and full results The January 2013 Bike of The Month top three are as follows 1st pete_mcc's Roberts White Spider Cycles 2nd nevadasmith's 1989 Orange Formula Click here for nevadasmith's 1989 Orange Formula build thread. 3rd FMJ's 1991 GT Xizang Click here for FMJ's 1991 GT Xizang build...

Further to the last post the forum is back up following the software upgrade (as it has been for many many days). Check the upgraded retro bike forum here.

As some may have noticed the forum is down for maintenance, hopefully back up later today, 30th January 2013.

The December 2012 'Fat vs Klein vs Yeti Special' Bike of The Month contest was taken by ameybrook's 1991 Yeti Cycles Ultimate . Yet another victory for ameybrook who is one of the most consistently oustanding builders on the retro scene. The full result is as follows 1. ameybrook's 1991 Yeti Cycles Ultimate 2. Silverfish's 1987 Yeti FRO 3. tigern's Klein Adroit Now taking nominations for the January 2013 BoTM here. Click here for more details and full results The December 2012 'Fat vs Klein vs Yeti Special' Bike of The Month top three are as follows 1. ameybrook's 1991 Yeti Cycles Ultimate Click here for ameybrook's 1991 Yeti Cycles Ultimate build thread. 2. Silverfish's 1987 Yeti FRO Click here for Silverfish's...

:: Date: Thursday 27th December 2012 :: Distance/time: 18 miles or so spread out over a day's riding with plenty of fuel stops and banter. Several short cut options available too. :: Meeting at: Birches Valley Car Park, Cannock Chase. Please arrive by 10 a.m. for a 10.30 a.m. start. :: Directions: Postcode: WS15 2UQ :: Terrain: Forest trails, mainly man made. :: Route: The morning will be the 'Monkey Trail', and after a stop for food we may head off for some more riding and perhaps a bit of off piste stuff. It's the day after Boxing Day and you'll no doubt still be bitterly disappointed about the lack of NOS XTR M900 in your Xmas stocking. You'll probably want to drown your sorrows in fizzy beer and consume your own body weight...

The November 2012 Photo of The Month #PoTM contest was won by tigern's 'Patterns & Textures'. Now taking nominations for the December 2012 PoTM contest entitled 'My Trail'. Click here to see tigern's shot in all it's glory 1. tigern's 'Patterns & Textures'

The October / November 2012 road Bike of The Month contest was taken by Bagpuss' Hetchins - another fine and diverse month. Second was taken by Citoyen du Monde's Marastoni and third was taken by BikeNut2010's Mattolini Bros :D The full result is as follows 1. Bagpuss' Hetchins 2. Citoyen du Monde's Marastoni 3. BikeNut2010's Mattolini Bros Now taking nominations for the December 2012 rBoTM contest. Click here for more details and full results The October / November 2012 road Bike of The Month top three are as follows 1. Bagpuss' Hetchins 2. Citoyen du Monde's Marastoni 3. BikeNut2010's Mattolini Bros Click here for BikeNut2010's Mattolini Bros build thread.