BoTM Bike of The Month August 2023 - 'Steel is Real' -taking entries

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Rear seat stays and chain stays as well fork are crmo 4130 , it is in fact aluminum front triangle and lugs bonded into a rear crmo 4130 seat stays and chain stays as well as a chromo fork. It is more or less like the older Raleigh Technium
Then that doesn’t count as well(I think?)🙁 3rd times the charm! Enter your scapin.
 
Then that doesn’t count as well(I think?)🙁 3rd times the charm! Enter your scapin.
ok I will enter the Scapin (even though some think it isn't one) but let's go for it

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https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/1996-scapin-dedacciai-18mcdv6ht.468665/
 
Very nice entries so far and also love the concept of blue collar that some bikes seem to have. Some times you don’t need the rarest machine in town to enjoy its ride and its history!☺️

Thus said, I would vote for the Breezer…👍
 
If I’m allowed to enter this again in a normal month some day then I’ll have a go this month. I think Toms Dogs Bolx won fairly recently so voters might want a bit of variety. But here goes;

Markjohnson76 1993 Roberts Dogs Bolx

I bought it as a rough frame only. Same colours and decals but well used. Had it repainted by Mario Vaz and the decals reproduced. The top tube decal was reproduced by photographing an original decal that was on Winston Vaz’ fishing box! He built this frame 30 years ago while working for Roberts and he has a workshop less than a mile from me. The Dogs Bolx decal on my frame was rough but he went home and got his fishing box that he’d had for over 30 years. Top guy. The parts all come from bikes that have passed through my hands over the years. I’d slowly accumulated the purple parts and now built it how I’d have dreamed of having it as a 16 year old.
 

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Top tube cable routing and purple parts against white and black make this entry really special too. I would open up a built thread with a more detailed description if I were you…🤓
 
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