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The November 2011 Photo of The Month (PoTM) contest was won by lewis1641's 'Nocturnal'. Now taking nominations for the December 2011 PoTM contest entitled Reflection:D Click here to see lewis1641's shot in all it's glory 1. lewis1641's 'Nocturnal'

Now have new black and brown peaked beanies in stock in the *all new* Retrobike Shop > Retrobike peaked beanies. Don't forget we are doing some great Christmas deals too, check them out here > Retrobike Xmas Specials 2011.

The The November 2011 road Bike of The Month contest was taken by ededwards' Panasonic PR-6000 - another interesting month, a fine debut win for the man who likes to think of himself as the Raymond Poulidor of Bike of The Month competitions. Second was taken by gavr's Raleigh Team and third by foz's Arthur Caygill 653. Bring on December! The full result is as follows 1. ededwards' Panasonic PR-6000 2. gavr's Raleigh Team 3. foz's Arthur Caygill 653 Now taking nominations for the December 2011 rBoTM contest. Click here for more details and full results The November 2011 road Bike of The Month top three are as follows 1. ededwards' Panasonic PR-6000 Click here for full ededwards' Panasonic PR-6000 build thread. 2. gavr's...

Retrobike BIG stickers now in stock, ideal for big applications. Stick them on your disk drive, tool box, arms or car. Click here to buy the retrobike BIG stickers.

The The November 2011 'Made In Taiwan Special' Bike of The Month contest was taken by makster's 1987 Jamis Dakota Competition. The Jamis will be featured in next month's mbr magazine and Mark will receive a year’s subscription to the magazine. The full result is as follows 1. makster's 1987 Jamis Dakota Competition 2. sinnerman's Orange Clockwork 3. trailboss' 1991 Haro Extreme Comp Now taking nominations for the December 2011 BoTM here. Click here for more details and full results The November 2011 'Made In Taiwan Special' Bike of The Month top three are as follows 1. makster's 1987 Jamis Dakota Competition Click here for full Jamis Dakota Competition build thread. 2. sinnerman's Orange Clockwork Click here for full Orange...

New online shop is now up and running here > http://www.retrobike.co.uk/shop/ 8) Have added plenty of stock previously unavailable with plenty more cool stuff in the pipeline for (realistically) after Xmas. Shipping is still free on all UK items and calculated at cost for those outside the UK - which should make international postage more reasonable esp if taking a few items. Also got the Xmas 2011 Specials online, click here to see the Retrobike Xmas Specials. We are doing hoodie + mug deals, hat + mug deals and 10% on all Endura kit. Numbers are limited to stock so if you want a combo be quick :D

This year's annual Cleland ride aka The WEndover Bash takes place on Sunday 4th December, full details on the forum here. This ride is a must for all fans of Mr Geoff Apps and his bikes.

Fancy an upgrade of that old Kona? An unknown seller with a bike of unknown provenance has something you might like. It's Charlie Cunningham's Indian #1.

If you’ve ever had a Royce hub or bb you’ll know just how high quality a British made bicycle component can be. If you haven’t been lucky enough to be a ‘Royce user’ I can highly recommend it. Even if just to see your own satisfied grin reflected in the shiniest of shiny finishes the bike industry knows. Here in our latest in the series of bike industry interviews, Retrobike goes behind the shutters of Royce Engineering down in the New Forest. And gets inside the very interesting mind of Cliff Polton, engineer, cycling and pedal car enthusiast and mouse trainer*, who has been at the helm of Royce Engineering for 20 odd years… * please see question 18. 1) Retrobike: Hello Cliff, how’s business in 2011? Cliff Polton: Phenomenal...

Uploaded to youtube by Carlton Reid this short you tube clip from Tyne Tees show 'Chain Gang' has a feature on Jason McRoy. Part of the feature shows some awesome footage of JMC vs Myles Rockwell on the Reebox Eliminator.

The October 2011 Photo of The Month (PoTM) contest was won by wtb_rider's 'Falling Leaves'. Now taking nominations for the November 2011 PoTM contest :D Click here to see wtb_rider's shot in all it's glory 1. wtb_rider's 'Falling Leaves'

The The October 2011 road Bike of The Month contest was taken by mark34's Colnago Master - another interesting month, another desrving win for Mark :D Second was taken by Hatarmar's Somec and third by EdEdwards' Mercian 753 - the first time the big man has managed a podium in numerous attempts at rBotM and BoTM. Bring on November! The full result is as follows 1. mark34's Colnago Master 2. Hatarmar's Somec 3. EdEdwards' Mercian 753 Now taking nominations for the November 2011 rBoTM contest. Click here for more details and full results The October 2011 road Bike of The Month top three are as follows 1. mark34's Colnago Master Click here for full mark34's Colnago Master build thread. 2. Hatarmar's Somec 3. EdEdwards'...

The The October 2011 Bike of The Month contest was taken by Ameybrook's 1994-5 Yeti ARC, yet another win for Mike who consistnetly builds some real top drawer stuff. The Yeti will be featured in next month's mbr magazine and Ameybrook will receive a year’s subscription to the magazine. The full results is as follows 1. ameybrook's 1994-5 Yeti ARC 2. bduc61's 1995 Specialized S-Works Steel 3. kaiser's 1985 Ritchey Team Comp Now taking nominations for the BoTM November 2011 'Made in Taiwan Special' here. Click here for more details and full results The October 2011 Bike of The Month top three are as follows 1st ameybrook's 1994-5 Yeti ARC Click here for full build thread. 2nd bduc61's 1995 Specialized S-Works Steel Click...

Friday 21st October 2011 was the 35th Anniversary of the first ever Repack Race - an event which is widely considered to be the genesis of the sport of mountain biking.To celebrate the event some of the forefathers of the sport (Kelly, Breeze, Bonds to name a few) and others took to Mt Tam to run the Repack once again. Full aftermath and pictures of the 35th Anniversary Repack ride up here.

2011 saw the Retrobike National Ride Series return to the South East. The Leith Hill meet was part of the Retrobike 2011 National Events series and was kindly supported by Bikefood. The ride saw forty seven retrobikers taken on the dusty conditions, the full Retrobike Leith Hill Ride aftermath thread can be found here.

Another glorious month of RetroBike riding in September saw over 50 RetroBikers find a break in the weather to complete Mr. K's Day in The Peaks ride. It turned into a perfect and memorable day for all those who dusted off their old steeds and braved the demanding Peaks trails. October 23rd will see the climax to our little series at Leigh Hill in the North Downs. The event is being hosted by our South East group and from reading the recce threads it promises to be a great days riding. Full details can be found here. Retrobike Rides have now been going strong for many years. They have evolved from a couple of dodgy looking characters meeting in the woods to ride their retro pride and joys to groups of up to 40 enthusiasts meeting up...

The latest Coolwall vote has been declared! Girvin Flexstems are COOL. One centimetre of rubber sprung travel has been judged cool by the retrobike users :D Next up on the vote are Entry Level Groupsets. Are the groupsets many of us started on back in the 90s cool? As ever you decide!