BoTM Bike of The Month July 2024, now taking entries

[raidan73]

Another standard month for July, so have at it!

Useful for the poll if you can structure your nomination as follows:

username's Year Manufacturer Model , e.g. @al's 1995 weird bouncy thing
Image(s) MAXIMUM OF 2
Finally please include a link to your machine in the relevant Reader's Bikes section. If you don't have an existing post now is the time to add one with as much detail as you like!
Link to all the rules http://www.retrobike.co.uk/wiki/BoTM_Rules

Nominations thread will run for the entire month of July. Entries submitted after July the 31st will not be counted. The poll will go up shortly after the nominations close and will run for a week.

 

[Tomianson]

I’ll kick off this month to get the ball rolling.
Just finished this.

Tomianson’s 1990 (ish) Paul Donohue fillet brazed MTB

Build thread here.

Paul Donohue Mtb 1990 ish

Here’s one I’ve not come across before but it’s sure is lovely. A 1989/1990 I think Paul Donohue mountain bike. Completely filet brazed with some lovely details and an awesome fork, I got it on eBay as I just liked the lines, I’ll not change much but give it a good clean and make it a proper...

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[fennec]

I’ll throw one in there
Fennec’s 1990 Marin Eldridge Grade
The melon Marin
Original thread here: https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/1990-marin-eldridge-grade.478416/

 

[racecarjohnny]

racecarjohnny's 1991 Yeti Ultimate
Build Thread here

 

[ratcapa]

ratcapa P-23 finished over the summer, I mean spell of slightly less cold weather.

Build thread and pics

Ritchey P-23

Had this frame for a while now, not as long as some before I got round to doing anything but I have a dilemma. And it's a big one for me as 1 I'm not all that into red bikes despite how good some look 2 I really want this to be more unique, dark grey ideally as that's the vision 3 it's...

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[Retro_Roy]

i had this one out for a ride recently and had some better pictures taken, will give it a try this month.

retro roy's 1990 REK TEK chromo

1990 Rek Tek chromo

You'll see that angled canti hanger/stop on them wishbones on the dekerfs/rektek/rocky altitude of that year. That was his first official year as dekerf? And the design is pretty much a dekerf in its outline. Which is a modification of the rocky blizzards really. Which were the other RekTeks...

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[Silverfish]

I think I might wait until the last minute this month in case @pete_mcc throws a bike into the mix. My ass is still aching from last month

 

[pete_mcc]

I think I might wait until the last minute this month in case @pete_mcc throws a bike into the mix

Haha! You’re safe, no bikes for me…too skint now!

 

[stephan]

Haha! You’re safe, no bikes for me…too skint now!

Competitive love that! I like it!

 

[Silverfish]

Haha! You’re safe, no bikes for me…too skint now!

I’m not sure I’ve got anything in me better than that San Andreas. That was truly a machine ahead of it’s time in 92.