BoTM Bike of The Month July 2025 - now taking entries

[raidan73]

Another a standard competition for July. August will be a special, with the theme TBC.

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 from now until the end of July. Entries submitted after July 31st will not be counted. The poll will go up shortly after the nominations close and will run for a week.

 

[Brotrob]

Brotrob
1990 Cannondale SM 2000
Link to restoration thread

 

[Guigui58]

I'll give it a shot!

@Guigui58 1992 Rocky Mountain Vertex

The restoration thread is here.

 

[InFaasion]

New month, lets try.
@InFaasion Trek 8000 1992 Gulf dropbar conversion.

 

[Uncle Grumpy]

For a minute there I thought this months theme was "blue bikes with purple accents".

 

[Retro_Roy]

does this month need a brodie or a toad?

 

[ratcapa]

ratcapa's 1991 I think M/L Yo eddy
Full M900 build

 

[al-onestare]

does this month need a brodie or a toad?

Always

 

[trailwright]

New build just finished so why not. More pictures and background in the link: https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/1989-specialized-stumpjumper-epic.481088/

Trailwright's 1989 Specialized Stumpjumper Epic

 

[KayOs]

Amazing bikes so far but this month still needs some more! So yeah, why not?

Here is my @KayOs 1988 Kuwahara Lion




Restoration thread can be found here:

Thread '1988 Kuwahara Lion'

Apr 3, 2025

I'm starting a thread about this bike because I think it's cool enough to get one, even though I've already posted a few pictures in the Kuwahara thread.

Recently I got an alert from my smartphone that a Kuwahara Lion was for sale. I took a closer look and the offer was too good not to take.
So 3 hours of fighting the local public transport chaos later, my Kuwahara collection was twice as big.



The bike is from 1988 and mostly in its original condition, only the tyres and grips have been replaced and it has been fitted with mudguards.

I was able to admire some of the...

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