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The September 2012 Photo of The Month (PoTM) contest was won by unkleGsif’s ‘Urban’. Now taking nominations for the October 2012 Photo of The Month contest entitled 'Power'. Click here to see unkleGsif’s shot in all it’s glory 1. PoTM September 2012 is unkleGsif’s ‘Urban’

The August / September 2012 road Bike of The Month contest was taken by Agentorange's Colnago Tecnos - another fine and diverse month. Second was taken by Citoyen du Monde's Marastoni and third was taken by Tel's Raleigh Twenty Special :D The full result is as follows 1. Agentorange's Colnago Tecnos 2. Citoyen du Monde's Marastoni 3. Tel's Raleigh Twenty Special Now taking nominations for the October 2012 rBoTM "Tour de France Special" contest. Click here for more details and full results The August / September 2012 road Bike of The Month top three are as follows 1. Agentorange's Colnago Tecnos 2. Citoyen du Monde's Marastoni 3. Tel's Raleigh Twenty Special Click here for Tel's Raleigh Twenty Special build thread.

The September 2012 Bike of The Month contest was taken by Uno-speedo's Formula 1, a debut win for the UK carbon brand. The full results is as follows 1. Uno-speedo's Formula 1 Cycles 2. Woody's Funk Pro Comp 3. adri.75's Mantis Flying V HT The October 2012 "Red Special" BoTM contest is now up, get your nominations in now. Click here for more details and full results The September 2012 Bike of The Month top three are as follows 1st Uno-speedo's Formula 1 Cycles 2nd Woody's Funk Pro Comp Click here for Woody's Funk build thread. 3rd adri.75's Mantis Flying V HT Click here for adri.75's Mantis build thread.

I blame Pervy Bob. Or his dad. Or possibly even his beautiful, unobtainable, older sister (she was two years older which meant that at the time she was pretty much Mrs. Robinson. Oh, and she spoke fluent French which only added to the unobtainable mystique). Actually, most of all I blame Pervy Bob, and not only for the effect the following had on me. Back in 1986 I was at college and Pervy Bob invited me for a weekend in Nelson; despite his name this was in no way sinister. Having enjoyed a pleasantly boozy Saturday night I was a bit put out to be raised from my slumber in the attic at some unearthly hour the next morning to go and watch Pervy Bob's dad perform unspeakable acts in public. I must admit that I was a little unnerved to be...

The August 2012 Photo of The Month (PoTM) contest was won by Mr Panda’s ‘This is Why’. Click here to see Mr Panda’s shot in all it’s glory 1. PoTM August 2012 is Mr Panda’s ‘This is Why’

Iconic East Coast framebuilders Fat City are celebrating 30 years by holding a gathering in Vermont this weekend. "We are celebrating all the fun, joy and excitement folks have had riding their Fats all over the world. We’re gathering the last weekend in September in Morrisville, VT, to ride, eat, drink, share our stories and exploits...and more! All are welcome, especially if you have a good story, love Fats or have an old Fat to bring and ride. Share your Fat story with founder Chris Chance. He will love to hear it!" Check the webpage or the post on FatCOGs for more details.

The July 2012 Photo of The Month (PoTM) contest was won by sinnerman’s ‘Tricolore’. Sorry for the slightly late announcement ;) Click here to see sinnerman’s shot in all it’s glory 1. PoTM July 2012 is sinnerman’s ‘Tricolore’

6 years ago I was on the cusp of 40 and in time honoured fashion wanted to celebrate in a suitable manner (no, not that way, hookers appear chronologically much later in this tale). My Mate Dave had always talked about his Raid Pyrenean adventure, so, with his able logistical support, I decided to take on the major climbs in the Pyrennes, the Tormalet, Aspin, Aubisque etc. I was pretty fit from running and thought that would see me through. After 96 miles in 38C on the first days it was clear that this approach was fundamentally flawed. Over the next week climbs followed, descents were avoided (what’s the point in a hire car unless you’re prepared to use it?) and My Mate Dave’s smiling face, as he leaned out of the window to offer what...

Another year, another excellent Peaks meet. For 2012 the meet was part of the Retrobike 2012 National Events series and was kindly supported by Bikefood. Once again the meet proved to be one of the most well attended of the season with almost forty riders out. Plenty of quality old school metal was on display, everything from a 80s Dawes to a box fresh Klein. The full Retrobike Peaks Ride aftermath thread can be found here

The August 2012 'British Special' Bike of The Month contest was taken by Sinnnerman's Hardisty JMC Replica. Another fine vicotry for sinnerman with yet another iconic ride. The full result is as follows 1. Sinnnerman's Hardisty JMC Replica 2. JeRky's Chas Roberts D.O.G.S.B.O.L.X 3. makster's 1990 Overbury's Pioneer Now taking nominations for the September 2012 BoTM here. Click here for more details and full results The August 2012 'British Special' Bike of The Month top three are as follows 1. Sinnnerman's Hardisty JMC Replica Click here for Sinnnerman's Hardisty JMC Replica build thread. 2. JeRky's Chas Roberts D.O.G.S.B.O.L.X Click here for JeRky's Chas Roberts D.O.G.S.B.O.L.X build thread. 3. makster's 1990...

Tom Warmerdam is the man behind the uber small scale frameworks that is Demon Frameworks. Making custom designs and now a signature series available at Mosquito Bikes in London, Tom's tiny workshop in Southampton, England has never known it so busy. Winning the 'Best Road Bike' category at the 2012 NAHMBS earlier this year has just gone to put Demon on the radar of the bike world globally and so I went down to sunny Hampshire to catch up with Tom and get to the heart of what he's all about. For more on the subject, this month's Peloton Magazine no 14 (out now) has a feature on the workshop tour I received when we hooked up recently. Retrobike: Hi Tom, tell us, how's business in 2012? Tom Warmerdam: Hello Retrobike. It's picking up...

The July 2012 road Bike of The Month 'Tour de France Special' contest was taken by Bushpig's Team Z Calfee Lemond, Miguel Arroyo's ex-team bike. Second was taken by Ian Raleigh's Motobecane La Redoute and third was taken by between Pondlife's Merckx Titane GAN :D The full result is as follows 1. Bushpig's Team Z Calfee Lemond 2. Ian Raleigh's Motobecane La Redoute 3. Pondlife's Merckx Titane GAN Now taking nominations for the August / September 2012 rBoTM contest. Click here for more details and full results The July 2012 road Bike of The Month top three are as follows 1. Bushpig's Team Z Calfee Lemond 2. Ian Raleigh's Motobecane La Redoute Click here for Ian Raleigh's Motobecane La Redoute build thread. 3...

The July 2012 Bike of The Month contest was taken by wtb_rider's Brodie Catalyst. Yet another win for wtb_rider and Brodie :) The full results is as follows 1. wtb_rider's Brodie Catalyst 2. Def's 1993 Kona Hei Hei 3. elite504's Yeti ARC AS/ LT prototype The August 2012 "Brisitsh Special" Poll is now up, get your votes in here. Click here for more details and full results The July 2012 Bike of The Month top three are as follows 1st wtb_rider's Brodie Catalyst 2nd Def's 1993 Kona Hei Hei Click here for Def's 1993 Kona Hei Hei build thread. 3rd elite504's Yeti ARC AS/ LT prototype Click here for elite504's Yeti ARC AS/ LT prototype build thread.

Round 5 of the Retrobike National Event Series with support from Bikefood took place North of the Border at Innerleithen. Another great day out, click here for full aftermath.

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'

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