98+ BoTM Bike of The Month November 2024 - Amnesty Special. Now taking entries

[mk one]

This month is an Amnesty Special. So all previously entered bikes are also eligible to be entered, provided they have not previously won and you of course still have them. All other rules still apply. Hopefully we should see a few more entries this month.

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 November. Entries submitted after November 30th will not be counted. The poll will go up shortly after the nominations close and will run for a week.

 

[Imlach]

@Imlach 's 1998 Zaskar

 

[benjabbi]

Making up the numbers!
Benjabbi's 2017 NS Eccentric Cromo 29er

 

[al-onestare]

Well then, let's go full beans modern

al-onestare's 2022 Kona Hei Hei CR/DL aka Bee

No build thread 'cause it's "new". Only the front guard, tyres, grips and saddle are different, everything else is stock.

The best bike I've ever ridden

 

[Vesatoro]

Well, as there probably will never be a Cannondale special month, I’ll give it the second go.

@Vesatoro ’s 1998 Cannondale Super V Raven

Build thread and more photos here.

 

[Imlach]

Well, as there probably will never be a Cannondale special month, I’ll give it the second go.

@Vesatoro ’s 1998 Cannondale Super V Raven

Build thread and more photos here.

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They're really great photos wow. Where's this?

 

[Imlach]

Where's robs bike? @Guinessisgoodforyou

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Where's robs bike? @Guinessisgoodforyou

Big brother removed it.

 

[Imlach]

Right so....

I've had it explained now. We aren't allowed non-offroad bikes?? What constitutes an offroad bike? My Zaskar is running slicks which hardly can cope with mild gravel and the whole build is based on comfy on road town cruising. My Cross Check can fit 2.0 knobblies, which it has currently, but rides mostly 40c. Is it offroad?

My minivelo won a month, that is technically a compact road bike rebuilt with smaller wheels for tyre clearance. What is the point of shrinking the pool of bikes that can be entered?



Going back to 2013 I can see that the category had the same requirements for posting, anything that doesn't fit elsewhere. There's no botm for modern road. Why not allow them? Makes for a much more diverse and exciting way of showcasing bikes and makes the category get more attention from all users.

 

[Imlach]

If I buy a 2024 state of the art full suspension off road menace and put 23c tyres on it and drop bars, may I enter it?