I forgot to add this one to the rosta! The "Blue Collar Special" drew in 20 entries, but it was the Cinelli, with it's 500LX groupset - top of the Exage range, that came out on top. Congrat's @rubon87
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A bit late posting this one up but better late than never. @Woodsie took the win for July with his Rocky Mountain Avalanche; a fillet brazed beauty built by none other than Paul Brodie. Here's a pic of it in it's natural habitat, looking fab at 40!
Toad's took the gold and silver medals this month but it was @Alla and his 1989 bike that ended up on top. Prior to this one all Toads had been fillet brazed. This is the first Tig Toad, built by legendary Canadian framebuilder Chris Dekerf.
Check out the build thread to see more pics and read about the bike. Congrats Alex!
Another win for Roy to add to his BoTM tally. His 1990 climbMax, wearing Brodie Love Handle bar-ends, took over 30% of the votes. You can check out the poll and full list of entries here. Congrats @Retro_Roy
@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.
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 🏁
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