The June 2012 Photo of The Month (PoTM) contest was won by zigzag's 'Water, Water, Everywhere'.
Click here to see zigzag's shot in all it's glory
1. zigzag's 'Water, Water, Everywhere'
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The June 2012 road Bike of The Month contest was taken by 531 pro's 1988 Peugeot Aravis 531 Professional - another great month. Second was taken by Huggie's 1978 Gitane Olympic Record 531 and third was taken by between cipolinni's 1963 Falcon San-Remo Equipe :D
The full result is as follows
1. 531 pro's 1988 Peugeot Aravis 531 Professional
2. Huggie's 1978 Gitane Olympic Record 531
3. cipolinni's 1963 Falcon San-Remo Equipe
Now taking nominations for the July 2012 rBoTM "Tour de France Special" contest.
Click here for more details and full results
The June 2012 road Bike of The Month top three are as follows
1. 531 pro's 1988 Peugeot Aravis 531 Professional
Click here for 531 pro's 1988 Peugeot Aravis 531 Professional build...
The June 2012 'Dead End Special' Bike of The Month contest was taken by Stumpjumper1990's 1990 Laïti . The unusual machine will be featured in next month's mbr magazine and Stumpjumper1990 will receive a years subscription to the magazine.
The full result is as follows
1. Stumpjumper1990's 1990 Laïti
2. oneschnark's 1995 Progear
3. felixdelrio's Action Tec F-16
Now taking nominations for the July 2012 BoTM here.
Click here for more details and full results
The June 2012 'Dead End Special' Bike of The Month top three are as follows
1. Stumpjumper1990's 1990 Laïti
2. oneschnark's 1995 Progear
Click here for oneschnark's 1995 Progear build thread.
3. felixdelrio's Action Tec F-16
The fourth round of the 2012 Retrobike National Event Series with support from Bikefood saw twenty brave riders ignore the Met Office forecast and enjoy the excellent trails on the Yorkshire Dales. Click here for full aftermath.
Another year, another outstanding Retrobike raid on Mountain Mayhem. The weather may have made the main event a little flat but the retrobike camp was bigger and better than ever –we’ve almost got our own event within an event :cool:
Check the Retrobike MM12 aftermath thread for the full reports.
Highlights include-
• Camp Retrobike. A ray of sunshine amongst the mud. Or something.
• Support from Bikefood and Church End Brewery.
• Retrobike Beer, BBQ and tunes.
• Some riding. It was muddy.
• Supporting / heckling riders.
Bring on the sunshine for MM 2013 :)
Mountain Mayhem 2012 is looking to be the biggest and best ever for Retrobike. The weekend's schedule is now finalised. So whether you're racing solo or just coming along to hang out and heckle there will be something for you. Click here for full schedule. Once again we'll be supported in our efforts by Bikefood who will be supplying Sports Nutrition. We're also getting support from Church End Brewery who'll be supplying some Retrobike Beer :D
Highlights include
• The Retrobike Concours Show
• BBQ
• Retrobike Beer
• International Dual Jenga Knockout
• Flea Market
• DJ Isosceles
• The Blagathon
• Trackside heckle tent
• The megaphone
• The intruder
• Some racing (perhaps).
See you at MM :D
The May 2012 road Bike of The Month contest was taken by Raleighmad's Raleigh 753 - another excellent month. Second was taken by SYN-CROSSIS' 1997 Merlin Extralight Road and third was shared between Gavr's Harry Hall and Ian Raleigh's Motobecane La Redoute :D
The full result is as follows
1. Raleighmad's Raleigh 753
2. Klasse's 1988 Mondonico Diamond
3. Gavr's Harry Hall SLX
Now taking nominations for the June 2012 rBoTM contest.
Click here for more details and full results
The May 2012 road Bike of The Month top three are as follows
1. Raleighmad's Raleigh 753
2. Klasse's 1988 Mondonico Diamond
Click here for Klasse's 1988 Mondonico Diamond build thread.
3. Gavr's Harry Hall SLX
Click here for Gavr's Harry Hall SLX...
With thanks to Roger B on the email we have now added the 1990 Alpinestars catalogue to the retrobike archive. Enjoy :)
The May 2012 Bike of The Month contest was taken by Wadsy's Dave Lloyd Beez Neez. Yet another win for the cult UK custom builder :)
The mint Lloyd will be featured in next month's mbr magazine and Wadsy will receive a year’s subscription to the magazine.
The full results is as follows
1. Wadsy's Dave Lloyd Beez Neez
2. Nader's 1993 Fat Chance Yo Eddy
3. yetifan.com's 1993 Yeti ARC AS LT (ex Myles Rockwell)
Click here for more details and full results
The May 2012 Bike of The Month top three are as follows
1st Wadsy's Dave Lloyd Beez Neez
Click here for Wadsy's Dave Lloyd Beez Neez build thread.
2nd Nader's 1993 Fat Chance Yo Eddy
Click here for Nader's 1993 Fat Chance Yo Eddy build thread.
3rd yetifan.com's 1993 Yeti...
Church End Brewery in North Warwickshire UK have brewed up this fine ale which is available now and for the next three weeks from selected pubs in the region and from the brewery direct. Brewers Karl and Spencer who are Retrobike regulars organised a road ride from the brewery over the weekend, click here for the aftermath, the retrobike beer was of course sampled mid and apres ride. In the name of journalistic integrity your correspondent sampled numerous pints of the ale over the long weekend (here in the UK at least) and is pleased to report the Retrobike ale not only has a fine taste but also has the desired and expected effects. If you can't get hold of any from the brewery you'll have a chance to sample some Retrobike beer at...
The third round of the 2012 Retrobike National Event Series with support from Bikefood once again returned to the Surrey Hills. Fifty riders enjoyed an excellent ride (and pub lunch) under sunny skies around the excellent singletrack and trails. Click here for full aftermath.
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 :D
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
The April 2012 road Bike of The Month top three are as follows
1. andreaviola's 1957 Legnano
2. SYN-CROSSIS' 1997 Merlin Extralight Road 531c
Click here...
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
1. GaryTurner's 'Only The Shadow Knows'
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
The April 2012 'ShimaNO Special' Bike of The Month top three are as follows
1. Huelse's 1989 Ibis SS
2. ratcapa's 1991 Mountain Goat Whiskeytown Racer
Click here for full 1991 Mountain Goat Whiskeytown Racer build thread.
3. holdi's 1992 Klein Adroit Backfire
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.
