BoTM Bike of The Month June 2025, now taking entries

[raidan73]

Back to a standard competition for June. Since we (in the UK at least) have had a fairly dry and sunny May, hopefully we'll get some nice pics of your entries.

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 June. Entries submitted after June 30th will not be counted. The poll will go up shortly after the nominations close and will run for a week.

 

[Alla]

Now that it's just finished, why not introduce Alla's 1989 #1 tig TOAD?
It's not quite period correct, but it rides like you'd expect a TOAD to.

It was put together with a little help from the RBUK community. If you want to know more about it, click on the link:

Thread 'DeKerf built TIG TOAD #1'

May 13, 2025

Hi

Usually I do not post many built threads. Simply, because I don't document my work step by step. However, I would not have the oportunity to build this one without the help of the awesome RBUK community! Thus, I want to show what has been done so far.

Special thank goes to @Retro_Roy for pointing towards the bikes sales ad and another special thanks goes to @Double-E F for letting his interesting U-brake go that perhaps could be a prototype of a McMahon Power-Link. But check yourself: https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/mrc-u-brake.474109/

As probably many others...

• Alla
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• Forum: Reader's MTBs --> 1997

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Cheers,
Alex

 

[PanoIgano]

Dang! Off it goes this month on a crazy start... : ))

 

[wtb_rider]

uff,..

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Go on then. Guinessisgodforyou 1988 Gary Fisher Hookooekoo. Some original and build photos in my bike thread in my signature. Onwards from here.

G

Post in thread 'My bikes.'

Apr 27, 2025

1988 Gary Fisher Hoo Koo E Koo. I've wanted one of these for about 25 years after I saw my mates.
I bought this off of @Sundayjumper for a bargain price.
Nothing is seized, and it all works, I've ridden it locally three times now. It is a very sweet bike to ride, even my 20 yo son liked it.
I think I will be conserving this rather than a restoration, I want to use as much as I can. It's original apart from saddle and pedals.
The 1988 GF catalogue says it should have Deore hubs. Mombat say it should have Joytech hubs which it does, sealed bearing. This surprised me, usually Joytech...

• Guinessisgoodforyou

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[PhillB]

Go on then. Guinessisgodforyou 1988 Gary Fisher Hookooekoo. Some original and build photos in my bike thread in my signature. Onwards from here.

G

Post in thread 'My bikes.'

Apr 27, 2025

1988 Gary Fisher Hoo Koo E Koo. I've wanted one of these for about 25 years after I saw my mates.
I bought this off of @Sundayjumper for a bargain price.
Nothing is seized, and it all works, I've ridden it locally three times now. It is a very sweet bike to ride, even my 20 yo son liked it.
I think I will be conserving this rather than a restoration, I want to use as much as I can. It's original apart from saddle and pedals.
The 1988 GF catalogue says it should have Deore hubs. Mombat say it should have Joytech hubs which it does, sealed bearing. This surprised me, usually Joytech...

• Guinessisgoodforyou

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oh yes!

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

oh yes!

Many would say "oh no"

 

[PhillB]

Many would say "oh no"

It had me at chainstay U Brake....

 

[KayOs]

Go on then. Guinessisgodforyou 1988 Gary Fisher Hookooekoo. Some original and build photos in my bike thread in my signature. Onwards from here.

G

Post in thread 'My bikes.'

Apr 27, 2025

1988 Gary Fisher Hoo Koo E Koo. I've wanted one of these for about 25 years after I saw my mates.
I bought this off of @Sundayjumper for a bargain price.
Nothing is seized, and it all works, I've ridden it locally three times now. It is a very sweet bike to ride, even my 20 yo son liked it.
I think I will be conserving this rather than a restoration, I want to use as much as I can. It's original apart from saddle and pedals.
The 1988 GF catalogue says it should have Deore hubs. Mombat say it should have Joytech hubs which it does, sealed bearing. This surprised me, usually Joytech...

• Guinessisgoodforyou

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View attachment 968181View attachment 968182

Now that's something you don't see all day.
Makes me wanna go on a tour just by looking at it.

 

[Y282]

OK first time entrant, if this isn't eligible please feel free to remove...

Y282's 89/90-ish raw steel GT to BMX cruiser conversion...



LINK