98+ BoTM 98+ Bike of The Month May 2025 - Time to vote

[mk one]

A small field this month but a nice varied selection of entries, time to vote for your favourite.

As usual, 1 vote each and the poll will run for 7 days.

Good luck everyone!


Woz's 1999 Sunn Crosss - aka the "Bumble Bee"


hawkhill97's 2010 GT Avalanche


Rambo Mambo's 2000/01 Serotta CHT


Russell.Berrisford's 1998 Sintesi Bazooka


PhillB's 2006 Independent Fabrication Steel Deluxe


Shedobits's 2009 Orange Five

 

[Olibabe]

Hi @mk one... did I made something wrong when submitting my 1998 Cannondale Raven ? It doesn't appear here in the vote

 

[mk one]

Hi @mk one... did I made something wrong when submitting my 1998 Cannondale Raven ? It doesn't appear here in the vote

It was pointed out that it was not complete, which it needs to be to be eligible for the comp, so unfortunately it was not included in the voting.

 

[longun]

Sintesi is really cool, wanted to build one a few years ago but didn't pull my finger out haha

 

[Woz]

@Olibabe - got some PD-M520 going very cheap. In either scruffy black or scruffy silver. PM me if interested.

The rulze are da rulze ....

 

[Olibabe]

Mmmh, okay, I will know it for next time.
For me the pedals are not really part of the bicycle built and does'nt make it "incomplete", it's more a personnal accessory that I carry from bike to bike when I ride it. Most high end bikes are sold without pedals, and if you look at the Cannondale 1998 catalog, the Raven is pictured without.
Maybe it's a point about witch you can be more flexible in the future ?
@Woz , thx, I have many period correct pedals that will fit better than cheap PD-M520 ;-)

 

[clubby]

It was pointed out that it was not complete, which it needs to be to be eligible for the comp, so unfortunately it was not included in the voting.

To be fair, there was one cryptic, off hand comment. You could have PM’d him or made it clear in a post and given a chance to add pedals. Bit harsh IMO.

Hopefully they enter it again.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

made it clear in a post

Link to the rules was in the first post of the thread. Rule 7: Bike must be complete.

98+ BoTM Thread '98+ Bike of The Month May 2025 - Now taking entries'

May 1, 2025

Back to a standard month for May, so open to all mtb's from 1998 up to the present day.

Useful for the poll if you can structure your nomination as follows:

username's Year Manufacturer Model , e.g. @al's 1995 weird bouncy thing
Image(s) MAXIMUM OF 2
Finally please include a link to your machine in the relevant Reader's Bikes section. If you don't have an existing post now is the time to add one with as much detail as you like!
Link to all the rules http://www.retrobike.co.uk/wiki/BoTM_Rules

Nominations thread will run for the entire month of May. Entries submitted after May...

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