June BoTM 2012 "Dead End Special" - Vote Now!

June BoTM 2012 "Dead End Special" - Vote Now!

  • oneschnark's Progear 1995

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Huelse's 1990 Ibis Mountain Trials

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • mfh126's 1992 Grove Innovations X-Frame

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • kevinwulf's GT Tachyon

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • LGF's Mystery Green Machine

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • mikee's Cannondale SE1000

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Ductape's Klunker

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • RichieB's Kestrel

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Aaran's 1991 Nishiki Alien CX

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • trailhead's Manitou

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • ez054098 Cannondale SE2000

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • FMJ's Composite GT Xizang

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • lewis1641's 1992 Trek 9000

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • kikaha's GT STS

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • simonhaydn's Kirk Revolution

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • danson67's Klein URT

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • bwhsh8r's Klein Attitude

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • MrK's Haro Extreme

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • felixdelrio's Action Tec F-16

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Nader's Fischer Cruise

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • ajantom's 1997 Voodoo Zobop

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • marc two tone's Bianchi Thomisus

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • stumpjumper1990's 1990 Laïti

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
    0
  • Poll closed .

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Now taking votes for the June 2012 "Dead End Special" Bike of The Month (BoTM) contest. The moderating team have made the decision to put through most of the nominations to the poll, please consider if your preffered option really is a evolutionary 'dead end' when voting.

Winner take a MBR Magazine sub so vote wisely :cool:

Contest ends on 8th July 23:59 BST.

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oneschnark's Progear 1995


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Huelse's 1990 Ibis Mountain Trials


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mfh126's 1992 Grove Innovations X-Frame


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kevinwulf's GT Tachyon


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LGF's Mystery Green Machine


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mikee's Cannondale SE1000


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Ductape's Klunker


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RichieB's Kestrel


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Aaran's 1991 Nishiki Alien CX


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trailhead's Manitou


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ez054098 Cannondale SE2000


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FMJ's Composite GT Xizang


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lewis1641's 1992 Trek 9000


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kikaha's GT STS


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simonhaydn's Kirk Revolution


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danson67's Klein URT


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bwhsh8r's Klein Attitude


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MrK's Haro Extreme


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felixdelrio's Action Tec F-16


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Nader's Fischer Cruise


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ajantom's 1997 Voodoo Zobop


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marc two tone's Bianchi Thomisus


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stumpjumper1990's 1990 Laïti
 
Poll now up.

I've omitted a couple which looked like normal 90s retro bikes to me.

For all those who think this month was a little too open to interpretation I agree - that said it sparked some interesting debate and entries. The next special will be a little more straightforward - perhaps red bikes?
 
Problem with this picture of the Laïti is it doesn't show the weird rear end! But if John used the other picture it didn't show the lefty front...

Anyway... Strange bike...... :roll:
 
FluffyChicken":1h4hsi4q said:
Two Wheel drive for me :LOL: don't see any of that or something built upon that around, afaik


A mad idea and a true 'dead end' :LOL:
 
Rather untypically, for me, I found this month to be more difficult than normal to choose where my vote should go.

I used the criteria of "dead end" simply as the qualifying criteria, rather than using that as impetus to vote for what I perceived as the most "dead end" design or implementation.

When it all came down to it, I used my normal, trusty, rationale - if they were all lined up, and I could pick any to take home and keep, which would it be - and oddly - perhaps because none where 100% of my ideal, it was more of an internal debate than normal.

Anyways, 'nuff rambling, I went for: Huelse's 1990 Ibis Mountain Trials.

There were a couple of others that made it a close thing for me, but than won out, despite the Bullseye cranks!
 
I found this a toughy, as some of those 'dead ends' have since been adapted and used today. In the true spirit of evolution, some of these accidents have stuck with us, In the end I went with the Progear.

(Although I don't recall Bianchi trialling a chainless drive system). :LOL:
 
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