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Well done to @Jam_SWorks, and his Trek 8900 Pro, for a great win in the April 2022 competition. From a strong field of 15, that included titanium offerings from GT and Fat Chance, a classic Breezer Lightning XTR and a custom Dirt Shark, getting 22% of the 123 votes was no mean feat. You can see the poll results here and the nominations thread, with links to all the builds, here. The build thread for the winning bike can be viewed here

Congratulations to @Ryry_1985 and his stunning 1990 Brodie Romax on taking the win in February's competition. You can see all the entries and view the poll results here and see Ryan's build thread by clicking here

Congratulations to @Woody for winning January's competition. You can see a full list of the entrants, and links to the build threads, here

@retrobikeguy's 1990 Zinn "Project Flowers" takes the win for September with 22% of the votes. Check out the poll here

The August 2021 'Bonded Special' Bike of The Month contest was taken byRonezwun’s 1990 Valley Runner Carbon 100th anniversary edition. Check the poll here:)

Another top drawer build from 44Racing sees another win in the Retrobike Bike of The Month contest. The April 2021 result went to 44Racing's 1994 Kona Hei Hei from very stiff competition. Check the poll here.

Another from the BoTM archives. 24pouces 1993 Boulder Defiant Ti took the September 2018 Bike of The Month 'Suspension Special' contest in some style. Check the poll here.

The review of archive Bike of The Month contests continues here at Retrobike HQ. The October 2020 contest was taken by 44Racing's 1993 GT RTS-2 which has been built to be a replica of his 1994 / 95 race bike. The build thread can be found here, poll here.

Big BoTM news for May 2021......the competition will be sponsored by Terra One Tyres and, to follow the design remit of the Rider T1 tyre, the theme will simply be "1988 or earlier" For this month only, previous competition winners and bikes that have already entered in a normal, and/or special month may be entered again. For those who don't already know, the man behind saving your vintage show rubber, and Terra One Tyres, is Retrobike member @thekidmalone, aka Terrance. Terrance has worked hard to produce these RIDER T1 tyres and has welcomed continued interaction with the Retro/Vintage MTB community to ensure his product fits the bill. Terrance is currently working on developing new products, so keep an eye out for more information...

Tom’s Yeti beat a field of 14 to win the March Bike of the Month competition, with over 20% of the votes

Bike of The Month November 2020 was jointly won by Iveto1983’s 1990 Merlin Titanium. Check the poll here, you know it's a super strong month when there are Ibis, Salsa, Curtlo and two other Merlin in the runner's up spot.

Bike of The Month November 2020 was jointly won by Prezza’s 1990 Muddy Fox Trailblazer Sprint. Check the thread in reader's bikes here. Also...please don't mention the word 'gravel' ;)

Working back through the BoTM contests currently, we now find ourselves at December 2020. The winner is 44Racing’s 1994 Pace RC200 F3, an exceedingly classy build and very worthy winner. Fans of everything square tubed should check out 44Racing's build thread in the forum.

Jimi911’s 1989 Merlin Titanium with the always fresh red z-max takes the Jan 2021 Bike of The Month contest, poll here.

Another classic Bike of The Month contest saw Wtb_rider’s 1993 Brodie Catalyst take the honours, check the thread out here :)

The January 2018 Bike of The Month contest was taken by Jimi911's c1986 Serotta Adirondack.

The December 2017 Bike of The Month contest was taken by Jimi911's 1985 Mountain Goat Trials.