@Canuckbiker takes his second win of the year with his refurbished Brodie Romax. The frame needed some structural and cosmetic repairs to look as good as it does below. The backdrop isn't bad either! Big congrat's Dave.
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March was a real squeaker, with @wtb_rider beating @uno-speedo by a single vote, and adding another BoTM to his tally. Congratulation Kay!
@Canuckbiker took the win in our February "lugged special" competition. The Bianchi came out on top, with an impressive 24.8% of the votes, of a field of 14 bikes. You can read the build thread here and see the rest of the nominees in the poll thread here. Hard to believe that this beauty was dragged out of a dumpster back in 2019!
@Retro_Roy took the first win of the year with his Mountain Goat Deluxe. Bought as a frame only, with original "California Yuppie" paint, Roy was lucky enough to score a Mountain Goat stem, and knows Paul Brodie well enough to convince him to make lovely fillet brazed fork. You can read more here and see more pics of it, on it's maiden voyage, in the January sun of British Columbia. Congrats Roy
@pete_mcc earned his place in the Bike of The Year poll with victory in the June 2024 competition. This Formula One was possibly the only frame ordered with mounts for cantilever brakes, rather than the factory spec Magura Hydrostops. If you haven't already checked out the build thread then it's well worth a look; a true team effort with help and assistance from several members of the Retrobike community. Congratulations Pete!
@Woodsie and @Alla shared the victory in the last competition of 2024, with Canada and Paul Brodie being the unanimous winners! Woodsie's 1986 Rocky Mountain Team Thunderbolt was built by Paul before he left Rocky to set up Brodie Research and Technology Inc. Alla's Brodie Sovereign was born 6 years later, in 1992, and was the top of the line race bike in the collection. Both will feature in the 2024 Bike of The Year vote.
November's "European Special" gave us a real eclectic mix of bikes. The competition was close but @rubon87 and his beautiful De Rosa claimed the win. Go check out the rest of the field as it really was a great month, with something for every taste.
BoTM boy"O"boy's 1990 Orange Aluminium "O" prototype "The Iceman" wins Bike of The Month October 2024
boy"O"boy romped to victory in October's competition, with over 23% of the votes. Ben's Aluminium "O" is the only surviving prototype and his well documented build thread, including "frame lost by parcel courier for two years shocker", is well worth a read. Congrats Ben.
After a 5 month absence the competition for bikes from 1998 onwards made it's return and Ibbz scooped the win with his beautiful 2007 Scapin.
You can read more about it, and see some more pics, in his build thread.
Nice work Ibbs!
@al's Boulder came out on top of a ridiculous 31 strong field entry list last month. Here's a lovely pic of his Starship, which took over 11% of the votes and beat some real big hitters into submission! You can see more pics and read about the build in his thread here.
The full list of entries can be seen in the poll thread here.
A bit late adding this to the home page, apologies Roy. A build thread started back in 2013 culminated in this stunning refurbishment of a 1990 Rek Tek, built by Chris Dekerf. Good job @Retro_Roy
@pete_mcc took the chequered flag in June's competition with his gorgeous Formula 1. Pete's entry was a true Retrobike team effort, with skilled assistance provided by some resourceful forum members. You can read the full story of the build here and see the full list of entrants and results here
We saw 22 bikes entered (may have to revert back to the 20 entries max if this trend continues!) but when the poll closed it was the F1 on top of the podium, spraying virtual Ferrari Trento over the crowd! Congrat's Pete 🏁
Roy's Toad was the convincing winner of the hotly contested Canadian Special competition, securing over 18% of the votes. Off Road Toads, the Canadian built brainchild of Rod Kirkham, are high up on the wish list of many collectors but they are rarely seen on the open market. This fillet brazed beauty is built up with some of the most desirable parts of the era and is a well deserved winner in the impressive 20 strong field.
Congratulations to @KayOs, and his HWE, for taking top spot in April's competition. It's always nice to see something a little different come out on top and it's definitely worth checking out the build thread here.
There were eighteen entries in total, with some real top class builds, so taking over 20% of the votes is quite an achievement. See the full line up here. Without further ado here's the winner, in all its moody glory
@uschibert's decided to run with a 1x10 setup on his 1995 Brodie Sovereign. Some may have thought it a bold move, likely to enrage the retro gods. Nonetheless he came out on top, in a tightly fought contest, with almost 23% of the votes. You can check out the full field of entrants here and see more of uschibert's Sovereign over on the MTB-news forum here
@Imlach's Tsunami Minivelo came out on top of an 18 strong field to win the 98+ BoTM competition for March 2024. You can check out the rest of the competition here
