BoTM Bike of the month October 2024 - now taking entries

[raidan73]

Another standard month for October. November will be a "European Special" so consider what you enter this month wisely. The September poll will go up at some point tomorrow.

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 October. Entries submitted after October the 31st will not be counted. The poll will go up shortly after the nominations close and will run for a week.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

@Guinessisgoodforyou 1991 Kona Lava Dome. LX550 transmission, MT62 thumbies, DX650 hubs laced to Araya rims with early Hope skewers, Ritchie brake levers. No build thread.

 

[Guigui58]

@Guigui58 1990 Rocky Mountain Blizzard.

Built close to its original specifications (including the Syncros Powerlite fork!).

No build thread for this one.

 

[fennec]

Fennec's 1989 Muddy Fox Pathfinder
https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/1989-muddy-fox-pathfinder.478524/

 

[Drmiles]

Miles's 1994 Yeti ARC
HED wheels
Grafton brakes, cranks and pedals
Ringle stem and seat post
Yeti handlebars
Manitou forks

 

[Skeeter1]

Fennec's 1989 Muddy Fox Pathfinder
https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/1989-muddy-fox-pathfinder.478524/View attachment 890396
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This was my first ever MTB!!...I absolutely loved the colour spec on this model

Beautiful bike there mate

 

[boy"O"boy]

boy"O"boy's 1990 Orange Aluminium "O" prototype aka 'the Iceman'

This is the earliest Aluminium Orange known and the only surviving Prototype Aluminium "O"
Build spec based on the 1991 Orange brochure pic with a small homage to it's Iceman identity.

Freshly finished after 3 years.....2 of those years 'lost' by Evri before it resurfaced in July this year. Read the whole story in the build thread here-

https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/1990-orange-aluminum-o-prototype-the-iceman-returns.483825/


Original catalogue picture



Cheers
boy"O"boy

 

[Skeeter1]

This has got to be for the WIN!

What a painful journey...But the outcome by far outweighs this.

This build has taken my breath away...I take my hat off to you sir.

 

[rubon87]

@rubon87 1991 Haro Extreme Comp

Cheers
Antonio

 

[johnwilliam]

Another standard month for October. November will be a "European Special" so consider what you enter this month wisely. The September poll will go up at some point tomorrow.

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 October. Entries submitted after October the 31st will not be counted. The poll will go up shortly after the nominations close and will run for a week.

Got it! I’ll think carefully about what to enter this month. The European Special in November sounds awesome!
I’ll make sure to follow the format and get my post up in the Reader’s Bikes section with all the details. Thanks for the reminder and the rules link!