We have recently added a comprehensive set of vintage, classic and retro Campagnolo catalogues to the archive from 1953 up to the 00s, click here to see the catalogues > Campagnolo Catalogue archive.

The April 2012 road Bike of The Month contest was taken by andreaviola’s 1957 Legnano – another excellent month. Second was taken by SYN-CROSSIS’ 1997 Merlin Extralight Road and third was shared between Citroyen du monde’s 1947 Soncini Sport and Ian Raleigh’s Motobecane La Redoute

The full result is as follows

1. andreaviola’s 1957 Legnano
2. SYN-CROSSIS’ 1997 Merlin Extralight Road 531c
3= Citroyen du monde’s 1947 Soncini Sport
3= Ian Raleigh’s Motobecane La Redoute

Now taking nominations for the May 2012 rBoTM contest.

Click here for more details and full results (more…)

The April 2012 Photo of The Month (PoTM) contest was won by GaryTurner’s ‘Only The Shadow Knows’.

Click here to see GaryTurner’s shot in all it’s glory (more…)

The April 2012 ‘ShimaNO Special’ Bike of The Month contest was taken by Huelse’s 1989 Ibis SS.

The box fresh Ibis will be featured in next month’s mbr magazine and Falk will receive a years subscription to the magazine.

The full result is as follows

1. Huelse’s 1989 Ibis SS Kolger edition
2. ratcapa’s 1991 Mountain Goat Whiskeytown Racer
3. holdi’s 1992 Klein Adroit Backfire

Now taking nominations for the May 2012 BoTM here.

Click here for more details and full results (more…)

To try and forget non-stop rain and the temperatures in single digits we are offering one of the new Retrobike Messenger Bags and one pair of Retrobike Socks for the extra special price of £32. Offer available here > http://www.retrobike.co.uk/shop/bundle-deals/bag-sock-bundle.html.

Offer runs until the end of May.

Well the mountain men arrived in Torridon, conquered and are now safely home nursing their aching limbs. All weekend we were blessed with blue skies and big yellow ball they call the sun. See Macretro’s latest epic ride in full techni-colour glory here.

To mark the retirement of RIH sport owner Wim van der Kaay at the age of 76 a tribute ride is taking place on the 20th May 2012. The retirement of Mr van der Kaay also sadly sees the closing of the RIH Sport famous canalside shop in Amsterdam’s Jordaan area, See the forum post on the RIH tribute ride for full details.

The three monthly retrobike polls are now up

The Bike of The Month (BoTM) poll for the April 2012 “ShimaNO Special” is now up, click here to get your votes in now! Ensure you use your vote wisely this month, the winning bike will be featured in MBR magazine and the winner will receive a years subscription to the magazine.

Road Bike of The Month (rBoTM) poll for April 2012 is also now up. Click here to get your votes in now!

The third poll for this month is the Photo of The Month poll now up here. This month’s topic is ‘Only the Shadow knows!’.

By popular request the 1992 Fat Chance Catalog has been added to the retrobike Fat Chance archive. Check it out here > 1992 Fat Chance Catalog.

The March 2012 Photo of The Month (PoTM) contest was won by Rio’s ‘Spring Has Sprung!’.

Click here to see Rio’s shot in all it’s glory (more…)

The The March 2012 road Bike of The Month contest was taken by Kevinwulf’s 1948 Galletti – another diverse month. Second was taken by Flipster’s Swinnerton and third by Slotcar55′s Picchio Special. Bring on the rest of 2012

The full result is as follows

1. Kevinwulf’s 1948 Galletti
2. Flipster’s Swinnerton 531c
3. Slotcar55′s Picchio Special

Now taking nominations for the April 2012 rBoTM contest.

Click here for more details and full results (more…)

The March 2012 Bike of The Month contest was taken by Oneschnark’s Salsa. This win sees Oneschnark take a third win in the Bike of The Month contest and join a very elite club

The box fresh Salsa will be featured in next month’s mbr magazine and Oneschnark will receive a year’s subscription to the magazine.
The full results is as follows

1. Oneschnark’s Salsa
2. Silverfish’s 1987 Yeti FRO
3. elite504′s Yeti Ultimate

Click here for more details and full results (more…)

To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the 1987 World Mountain Bike Championships in Villard de Lans,France a festival weekend has been organised. The event is taking place over the weekend of 16th and 17th June 2012 and is once again being held in Villard de Lans. The historic meet is being attended by inaugural World Champion Ned Overend and trials supremo Hans Ray amongst others. Check the thread in the forum for more details.

We have just taken delivery of a new range of Retrobike laptop / messenger bags here at RB HQ. As a special introductory offer (and before the postage price rise ) we are able to offer the bags at £28.95 posted in the UK until the end of the month, click here to buy a Retrobike Bag. This top quality bag features a well padded main compartment, laptop sleeve and of course the logo of your favourite website big and bold on the front.

Be quick before the prices have to go up and before we sell out as we did with the previous batch a couple of years back…..

Once again a large contingent from Retrobike took on the Hell of The North Cotswolds, an annual off road reliability ride around the, er, North Cotswolds. Click here to read the full Retrobike HoNC report.