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Summer is here and RetroBike Rides are occurring all over the British Isles. May was a particularly active month with the Forest of Dean witnessing one of RB’s finest events to date as it hosted Round 3 of our National Ride Series. June promises to be even more eventful with Mountain Mayhem highlighting the calendar. This year with have in the region of 50 riders taking part in the race, but also a Flea Market and concours event on the Friday night all in conjunction with the usual BBQ, beers and bizarrely the institution that is Jenga! So even if your not riding please come along and enjoy the party. Click here to read full retrobike rides June 2011 newsletter.

Retrobike member breezerfatty is completing the Lands End to John O'Groats ride for a good cause, Great Ormond Street Hospital. Here is what breezerfatty has to say (or read more in the forum). We are three cyclists (Graham Reeve, Graham Jackson, and Shane Taylor) taking on a huge challenge for a great cause. Four years ago the surgeons at Great Ormond Street removed a tumour the size of a tennis ball from the heart of Graham Reeve's daughter Beth. It was clear that if untreated Beth only had days to live. Now that she is well again, it's time to repay them by raising money to help them with their work. There are people all over this country who know what it’s like to have their children returned to them by the work done at Great...

This weekend sees the first running of Bespoked Bristol - the UK's first handmade bicycle show. The event is running on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th June at the Paintworks, Bristol, click here for full details > http://www.bespokedbristol.co.uk/. The show includes numerous frame builders, bike designers and small scale manufacturers of premium components, clothing and accessories. Retrobike will be there over the weekend, look in here for a report and pictures next week.

The The May 2011 road Bike of The Month contest was taken by Slotcar55's Galmozzi Super Competizione. The full results are as follows 1. Slotcar55's Galmozzi Super Competizione 2. Stedlock's Hetchins Magnum Bonun Scorpion 3= The Don's Klein Quantum Pro 3= Piperdave's Raleigh Cadet 12 'Panasonic' Now taking nominations for the June 2011 rBoTM contest. Click here for more details and full results The May 2011 road Bike of The Month top three are as follows 1. Slotcar55's Galmozzi Super Competizione 2. Stedlock's Hetchins Magnum Bonun Scorpion Click here for full Shorter build thread. 3. equal The Don's Klein Quantum Pro 3. equal Piperdave's Raleigh Cadet 12 'Panasonic'

The The May 2011 'Made In Canada 'eh' Special Bike of The Month contest was taken by Woody's 1991 Rocky Mountain Blizzard. The Blizzard will be featured in next month's mbr magazine and Woody will receive a year’s subscription to the magazine. The full result is as follows 1. Woody's 1991 Rocky Mountain Blizzard 2. Uschibert's Brodie eXpresso 3. Sovereign's Brodie sovereign Now taking nominations for the June 2011 BoTM here. Click here for more details and full results The May 2011 'Made In Canada 'eh' Special Bike of The Month top three are as follows 1. Woody's 1991 Rocky Mountain Blizzard Click here for full Rocky Mountain Blizzard build thread. 2. Uschibert's Brodie eXpresso 3. Sovereign's Brodie sovereign

As the site approaches it's sixth anniversary we've reached another major milestone - 15,000 users! Click here to discuss in the forum. Retrobike - original and best since 2005 :D

May 2011 sees a welcome return for the Feature Bike series. First up is doctorbond's 1989 Team Peugeot / Roberts White Spider (click for original build thread). Enjoy! I’ve always had a soft spot for old Peugeots. In fact, one of my earliest off road memories was as a kid, bouncing along a dirt track in the back of an ancient 404 estate. And when Peugeot turned their hand to producing off road bicycles during the MTB boom years of the 1980’s, it was a similar no nonsense sturdiness that typified the machines that they created: great for touring and recreation but not out-and-out racers. Which is why, when in the late 80’s Simon Burney’s Ace Racing cyclo-cross team was asked by sponsors Peugeot to compete as an MTB outfit, he ended up...

Plenty has been written on this and other internet forums about the re-emergence of cult Canadian brand Off Road Toad. Michael Golinski, the Managing Director of Off Road Toad Bikes has agreed to speak exclusively to Retrobike about their current and future plans. 1) Retrobike: So, welcome back Off Road Toad. First things first, what sort of bikes will you be making? And perhaps more importantly can we see some pictures? Off Road Toad: Thanks! We are glad to be bringing the brand back. Like the original Off Road Toad frames, we will be building hardtail chromoly frames. These will be available for both 26" and 29er tires and no, at this point there is no plan to built Horny Toads (the elevated chain stay Off Road Toads)! 2) RB...

Saturday saw Retrobike take on the Forest of Dean with support from Bikefood. Forty five riders were out on their retro machinery and ably led around the FoD's sinuous singletrack by Pete. Click here for the Retrobike FoD aftermath thread, possibly the biggest event to hit the Forest since EMF's seminal "Rave in The Cave".

:: Date: Saturday 14th May 2011 :: Time: 10am for a 1030 start. :: Meeting at: Pedalabikeaway Cycle Centre, near Coleford, United Kingdom. There is a Pay and Display carpark, £3 for the day. :: Directions: Postcode: OS Grid Reference: SO 624 114. Post Code for Sat Nav is GL16 7EH but check the map as this may put you in the centre of Coleford or at the cottages down the road! http://www.pedalabikeaway.co.uk/findus.html Cycle centre telephone: 01594 860065. :: Terrain: Forest trails, mainly sweet fireroad singletrack, the vast majority of it natural. While not flat, the route planned is not super up or down. Although parts of the Forest are extremely well drained, conditions can be a little muddy in places if it has been raining...

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 to enjoy their bikes, company and trails. In doing so a friendly atmosphere has been created and good riding manners developed, giving Retrobike Rides unique qualities and banter. As always with Retrobike Rides, everyone is welcome and made to feel welcome. All abilities are catered for with the rule being we only get round as fast as the slowest person, with short cuts and chicken runs being planned into the routes. If this appeals to you, please come and join in at one of our National or Local events. Click here...

Prestige Cycles have been announced as the new UK importer of iconic Canadian brand Dekerf. The new shop is opening on 14th May in Hove and will be carrying Yeti, Ibis and Surly as well as Dekerf and various other brands. Prestige Cycles have supplied us with a discount voucher for those visiting on the day of opening. Click here for voucher, this entitles you to 15% off parts and 20% off fitting. Click to read full press release Overview of Organisation Prestige Cycles Limited is an exciting new company set up by Stephen Roche who brings with him over 20 years of experience in the cycle trade and a vast knowledge of both road, mountain and tri bikes. Prestige will be a boutique cycle shop located on the idyllic south coast town...

The The April 2011 road Bike of The Month contest was taken by Elev12K's Vittorio Strada. The full results are as follows 1. Elev12K's Vittorio Strada 2. Nob's Shorter 3. Citoyen du Monde's Fossati Now taking nominations for the May 2011 rBoTM contest. Click here for more details and full results The April 2011 road Bike of The Month top three are as follows 1. Elev12K's Vittorio Strada 2. Nob's Shorter Click here for full Shorter build thread. 3. Citoyen du Monde's Fossati

The Retrobike Endura kit order V is now extended until May 5th. Be quick if you want any retrobike riding kit this year! Click here for more details and to order.

The The April 2011 Bike of The Month contest was taken by mr_ship's 1994 Yeti ARC. The full results is as follows 1. mr_ship's 1994 Yeti ARC 2. halaburt's 1994 Steve Potts Steelhead 3. bonesjones' 1995/6 Bontager OR Now taking nominations for the May 2011 'Made In Canada 'eh' Special BoTM here. Click here for more details and full results The April 2011 Bike of The Month top three are as follows 1. mr_ship's 1994 Yeti ARC Click here for full build thread. 2. halaburt's 1994 Steve Potts Steelhead Click here for full build thread. 3. bonesjones' 1995/6 Bontager OR Click here for full build thread.

This just in from Matthias about the 2011 KLEIN meets KLEIN event (Kleintreffen). Looks to have been a great event in previous years, check their website for more details. Dear friends of Retrobike.co.uk For the fith time in a row, we are organizing our annual "KLEIN meets KLEIN" event in Germany, bringing together friends, owners and fans of one of the biggest brands in mountain bike history. The event is being held the first weekend of July, 2nd to 4th of July 2011 in Eckolstaedt (close to Weimar, Eastern Germany). The "KLEINfreunde Weimar" are our hosts and you can get some impression of their passion for the brand on their website (sorry, german only): http://www.kleinfreundeweimar.com/ We will have a great mix of...

Details just in from OWMTBC stalwart 24pouces, sounds a great event. I organize in France the "mtb retrobike meeting" in the beginning of July. (it's the second time) This year, 4 members of retrobike are interested for coming : Trip from Spain, Oneshnark from Germany, and the OWMTBC team, Mr Kawa and Ned. If you want to come, you're welcome and invited. It's a preparation too for a big meeting in France in 2012 (The 25th birthday of the first international mtb race in Europe. It was in french Alps…) More details on the France Old School MTB Meet in the forum.