BoTM Bike of The Month March 2022 - now taking entries

[Peteroughton169]

thankyou kindly

 

[racecarjohnny]

Racecarjohnny’s 1989 Kestrel MXZ

original post https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/1989-kestrel-mxz-could-not-say-no.439087/page-2#post-3209218

 

[retrobikeguy]

Racecarjohnny’s 1989 Kestrel MXZ

 

[Retro Spud]

Some shiny aluminium for the spring (although I got it ready last autumn).

Vesatoro's 1993 Mongoose IBOC Pro SX https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/1993-mongoose-iboc-pro-sx.441777/#post-3220678

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What’s not to like about that ^^

Apart from the ball splitting top tube of course

 

[Warhorse]

I finally have this bike where I feel pretty satisfied calling it a finished product, I love it… hope you do too!

1990 Rek-Tek Team Concept

I figured this gorgeous bike is worth posting up here as there aren’t too many documented on the web. Despite living in Vancouver I wasn’t really aware of handbuilt steel Rektek’s from this era, only the titanium model. I bought it from the original owner, incredibly fun and lively ride. I...

www.retrobike.co.uk

 

[Ryry_1985]

I finally have this bike where I feel pretty satisfied calling it a finished product, I love it… hope you do too!

1990 Rek-Tek Team Concept

I figured this gorgeous bike is worth posting up here as there aren’t too many documented on the web. Despite living in Vancouver I wasn’t really aware of handbuilt steel Rektek’s from this era, only the titanium model. I bought it from the original owner, incredibly fun and lively ride. I...

www.retrobike.co.uk

Couldn’t be more perfect, whatta paint job too

 

[Antwack]

I finally have this bike where I feel pretty satisfied calling it a finished product, I love it… hope you do too!

1990 Rek-Tek Team Concept

I figured this gorgeous bike is worth posting up here as there aren’t too many documented on the web. Despite living in Vancouver I wasn’t really aware of handbuilt steel Rektek’s from this era, only the titanium model. I bought it from the original owner, incredibly fun and lively ride. I...

www.retrobike.co.uk

Very nice indeed

 

[Factorycol]

I'll throw my Klein Attitude up for consideration this month

Cols' Klein Attitude.

'95 Klein Attitude, finally

I worked at Leisure Lakes near to Preston back in the late 90s and I found one of these frames in a box out back. I was torn, I had the funds and the price was good, but by then it was a few years out of date and I even though I was in the market for a new hardtail, and I'd always wanted one of...

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and yes, I'm on the look out for yellow grips if anyone knows of any anywhere.

 

[warren_cox]

Given that I finished building it this week can I put mine forward for making up the numbers please?

GT Zaskar 1995
T-6061 Aluminium frame

Build thread

 

[Spudalumps]

here's my finished (for now) 97 santa cruz heckler. complete job from ground up during lockdown. I'm pleased with it, but there's always something else to do!

97 santa cruz heckler finished for now

hi all, picked up this heckler frame last week, it was in a sorry state. the shock mount has a cracked weld which can be sorted, I got it for 30 quid and the original shock for a tenner so I took a punt. I've stripped it down, sent the front triangle away to have the bottle bosses replaced as...

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Great colour scheme