Bike of The Month August 2013

It's the Bonty for me. Streamlined and business like.

I have a penchant for those forks and wishbone seatstays on a frame.
Like the choice of bits but on a pedantic note; lose one of the bottlecages as 2 clutter it slightly IMO .

Gorgeous bike

Where's Nader's 1991 Merlin Titanium? I can't vote for it and it's the coolest bike in the list (personal opinion, of course)

Love the Iron Horse. Not many retro Full Suspension bikes I'd want, but I would this.

Easy month for me - the Elgin gets it for the sheer work and pasdion that's gone in to re-creating and repurposing m a frame most would have left on the scrap heap.

Thanks for the compliments guys. I think that Alpinestars would be a real contender if it weren't for that seatpost but coming from the guy who puts suspension forks on 77 year old frames that is a little ironic. Rumphys Bonty is perfectly meticulous as usual but Mr Ships Salsa is very nice too. Having owned a Teesdale Brave I have a soft spot for the Pony too and the black parts look really slick on it. Tough call this month. I would be proud to own any of the bikes posted this month.

Stefan's AMP all the way. Bonkers and super cool.

That's an awful lot of loveliness!

As for my height:

Golite4's 1983 Ross Force One

Link to build viewtopic.php?f=6&t=270287

100% original condition

It's between the Salsa, Naders Merlin, the ridgeback or the Overburys for me.

And I think Dossa takes it by a nose.

Nadars bike was cool, but Ti frames are bland enough colour wise without making the photo black and white..... :roll:

The History Mans Overburys should win for the Biggest bike in Existence, or better still the best bike ever built for just over a ton... not into the spec but I feel the camaraderie, and appreciate the combined effort from lots of members to help the fella...

The Yellow Fat is Perfect, but I don't do Lellow.... :?

Mr Ships Salsa--- Perfect.....Rumptys--- Bontrager......Perfect...., both seasoned builders that built proper bikes. And not a wallet wave in sight.....

Loads of others worth a mention, but these stick in my mind, Anything that had a dog in it I discounted straight away, don't get me wrong I love dogs but really NO NEED.... :facepalm:

A tough call, but Steel was real this month.....