BOTM for October 2007

[Hilts]

For October we are running a 'Normal' month, anything goes. usual format, post your entries on this thread, max of 2 pictures, and one of us will compile a list for voting. Deadline is Sunday 7th 5pm.

Note: Next month we are running a special ' yeti of the Month' so those of you with one of those to unvail should maybe hold off this month...

Lets be having ya !!

 

[super swin]

how about this? (loads more pics for anybody thats interested)
1988 explosif n.o.s. all original down to the tyres and brake blocks :!:

 

[jez-4-bikes-max]

"Can his highness submit me?"

 

[ridevintagemtb]

Lo, and gaze upon these monsters of twisted tubes upon which I will build my holy church, this bike-temple of wonder that we are calling The FRO.

 

[jez-4-bikes-max]

You are leaning that seatstay on a rock.

Damn you and your paintwork torture techniques Ameybrook....

 

[ridevintagemtb]

You are leaning that seatstay on a rock.

Silly mortal. The rock leans on the FRO

 

[jez-4-bikes-max]

Awesome response

 

[Tallpaul]

Sod it, just to see if i can get more votes than in POTM

 

[tintin40]

The Kona's are just awesome Like going back to the 80's especially the first bike

 

[mrkawasaki]

Mantis Valkyrie

Although it pains me to put any bike up against a Jellybean (even though should have Mag 21s right, kids?!), in the interests of global retro unity I persuaded Mike at Black Mountain Cycles to let me enter one of his awesome personal collection of bikes into our humble BOTM - he was a little bemused to say the least - probably at my sacriligious selection, but hey ho... I got to choose!

This beautifully understated and rare '89 (if I remember correctly) Mantis Valkyrie by Richard Cunningham moved to Germany from whence Mike rescued it and is a bike I've always wanted to ride - one day, c'mon Mike ;-), I might even own one...

Neil

PS. If you're a Mantis or elevated fan like me, there's more detail here:

http://www.blackbirdsf.org/xframe/valkyrieec.html