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Back in 1995 the iconic UK MTB video Dirt was filmed in and around the grounds of Pete Tomkins’ house in Yorkshire. Tragically one of the stars would never see the finished cut - UK MTB legend Jason McRoy's life was cut short in August 1995. The McRoy family have owned the bike Jason rode since then but have now decided to place it up for sale click here to discuss in the forum. The bike has been cherished ever since and is specced as it was for the video - with the exception of the pedals and saddle. The small S-Works frame features carbon specialized suspension forks up front, partial XT groupset, Avid brakeset, DT hugi hubs, Azonic risers and of course a red Dave's Chain Device aka the DCD. This S-Works was also raced by JMC on the...

The April 2013 road Bike of The Month contest was taken by Penfold6290's 1990 Raleigh Dynatech. Second was taken by Piperdave's c1963 Claud Butler "Cordon Bleu" and third was taken by hatarmar's Alan Special Cyclocross. The full result is as follows 1. Penfold6290's 1990 Raleigh Dynatech 2. Piperdave's c1963 Claud Butler "Cordon Bleu" 3. hatarmar's Alan Special Cyclocross Click here for more details and full results The April 2013 road Bike of The Month 1. Penfold6290's 1990 Raleigh Dynatech Click here for 1990 Raleigh Dynatech build thread. 2. Piperdave's c1963 Claud Butler "Cordon Bleu" Click here for Claud Butler "Cordon Bleu" build thread. 3. hatarmar's Alan Special Cyclocross

The April 2013 Photo of The Month #PoTM contest was won by yo-Nate-y's 'Continuity'. Now taking nominations for the May 2013 contest entitled 'The Great Escape'. Click here to see yo-Nate-y's shot in all it's glory 1. yo-Nate-y 'Continuity'

The April 2013 98+ Bike of The Month contest was shared between IbocProSX's Soulcraft 29er & kaiser's Surly Pugsley. The full result is as follows 1 = IbocProSX's Soulcraft 29er 1 = kaiser's Surly Pugsley 3. theredchili's Jeff Jones Diamond

Switchback Magazine have an article on retrobike in their upcoming eleventh issue, check the video preview here. The magazine also features articles on Hope and Orange penned and photographed by our very own Augustus. The magazine is available from the switchback website, those in the UK can find it at bigger WH Smiths. Click here to discuss in the forum.

The April 2013 Bike of The Month contest was taken by rumpfy's Yeti C-26 from some very strong competition. The full result is as follows 1. rumpfy's Yeti C-26 2. Biglev's Breezer mk1 replica 3. racer x's 1996 Dagger FS Now taking nominations for the May 2013 Kona vs GT vs Specialized Special BoTM here. Click here for more details and full results The April 2013 Bike of The Month top three are as follows 1. rumpfy's Yeti C-26 Click here for rumpfy's Yeti C-26 build thread. 2. Biglev's Breezer mk1 replica Click here for Biglev's Breezer mk1 replica build thread. 3. racer x's 1996 Dagger FS Click here for racer x's 1996 Dagger FS build thread.

What is the most iconic retro mountain bike component of all time? We here at retrobike plan to try and find out or at least gain some sort of consensus from the forum. Simply make your nomination on the iconic retro mtb component thread here and see if the retrobike massive agree with your reasoning. Will it be the XT thumbshifter? Cooks cranks? Grafton cantis? XT v-brake? 200lx plastic coated cranks? We'll leave it with you....

Sunday 28th April saw the belated kick off of the Retrobike National Event Series 2013 at Shropshire's Long Mynd. Twenty four riders turned out on a fine selection of (mostly) retro machinery to tackle the excellent trails of the Long Mynd and equally excellent ale and food at the lunchtime pub stop. Highlights include *The cracking Long Mynd trails (naturally) *The tank (soon to be seen on a street near Coventry) *The pub stop (did we mention that) *The descent off the Mynd opposite Minton Batch To check the full Retrobike Long Mynd Aftermath thread please click here. Next ride is Aviemore in May, see you there :) Retrobike Mountain Bike Ride Long Mynd 2013

LeGrandFromage aka Mark aka many other things story 'Says The Bike' took our second Story of the Season contest. He wins a virtual badge which I'm sure is better than any monetary prizes. Read on for his short story about 'The Bike', the complete set can be found here. Tink tink tink tink went the bike. 'Bike?' says I 'Yes?' says the Bike 'What tinks?' 'Dunno' says the Bike 'Is it the BB?' 'No' says the Bike, 'guess again'. 'Not a bloody spoke please!' 'Guess again' 'Chainring bolts? I have my tools' says I. 'Not even close!' says the bike as we pedal onwards, the noise now both perplexing and irritating its owner more and more. 'Oh come on!' says I as the noise gets louder the angrier I get and the harder I...

To quote Jean-Luc Godard, a story should have a beginning, middle and end but not necessarily in that order. Previous readers will have noticed a distinct theme – enthusiastic amateur cyclist takes on a decent but definitely attainable challenge, fails to prepare bike or body, has an unfortunate toilet related incident, suffers a setback that surely heralds failure but somehow muddles through to the end. But not this time baby, oh no. And not only because I didn’t have cause to utter waar is het toilet alstublieft? once. I really wasn’t having much fun. And I only had myself to blame. The wind was bitter, my shoulders slumped and I’d last seen my cycling companions a couple of hours previously. I also had no idea where I was or how far...

The March 2013 Photo of The Month PoTM contest was taken by kikaha's 'Young at Heart'. Click here to see the shot in all it's glory 1st. kikaha's 'Young at Heart'

The March 2013 road Bike of The Month contest was taken by Theoldfm's 1980 Mercian King of Mercia Road. Second was taken by Citoyen du monde's Cinelli SC and third was shared by taken by Raleighmad's Reynolds 753 1975/6 and ph billet's Peter's 1984 "HUCKSTEPP". The full result is as follows 1. Theoldfm's 1980 Mercian King of Mercia Road 2. Citoyen du monde's Cinelli SC 3= Raleighmad's Reynolds 753 1975/6 3= ph billet's Peter's 1984 "HUCKSTEPP" Click here for more details and full results The March 2013 road Bike of The Month 1. Theoldfm's 1980 Mercian King of Mercia Road Click here for build thread.

The March 2013 Bike of The Month contest was taken by Ductape's 1981 Ritchey "Big Red", a bona fide classic. The full result is as follows 1. Ductape's 1981 Ritchey "Big Red" 2. landsbee's 1993 Sycip 3. Mkozaczek's 1989 Doug Bradbury Manitou Now taking nominations for the April 2013 BoTM here. Click here for more details and full results The March 2013 Bike of The Month top three are as follows 1. Ductape's 1981 Ritchey "Big Red" Click here for Ductape's 1981 Ritchey "Big Red" build thread. 2. landsbee's 1993 Sycip 3. Mkozaczek's 1989 Doug Bradbury Manitou Click here for Mkozaczek's 1989 Doug Bradbury Manitou build thread.

The Febraury 2013 road Bike of The Month contest was taken by andreaviola's 1934 Berga. Second was taken by D4ddy Cool's 1990 Tommasini Super Prestige and third was taken by Raleighmad's Henk Lubberding Raleigh Team bike :D The full result is as follows 1. andreaviola's 1934 Berga 2. D4ddy Cool's 1990 Tommasini Super Prestige 3. Raleighmad's Henk Lubberding Raleigh Team bike Click here for more details and full results The Febraury 2013 road Bike of The Month top three are as follows 1. andreaviola's 1934 Berga 2. D4ddy Cool's 1990 Tommasini Super Prestige 3. Raleighmad's Henk Lubberding Raleigh Team bike

The Febraury 2013 'Restoration Special' Bike of The Month contest was taken by stanlee's Koski Trailmaster. A top class build which came out on top in a special month which saw some interesting debate as to what exactly constitutes as restoration. The full result is as follows 1. stanlee's Koski Trailmaster 2. sandmangts' 1936 Elgin 3. Huelse's Ibis Mt. Trials Now taking nominations for the March 2013 BoTM here. Click here for more details and full results The Febraury 2013 'Restoration Special' Bike of The Month top three are as follows 1. stanlee's Koski Trailmaster 2. sandmangts' 1936 Elgin Click here for sandmangts' 1936 Elgin build thread. 3. Huelse's Ibis Mt. Trials

Twenty three years on the Klein Attitude still looks super fresh. Check the Klein Attitude review from Mountain Bike Action February 1990 in the Retrobike Klein Archive. Thanks to CCMDoc for the scan :) Thanks also so nevadasmith who also posted a copy of the Klein Attitude scan in the archive forum.

The 2012 Bike of The Year (BoTY) contest saw SYN-CROSSIS’ super clean Fat Ti take a well earned victory from some top notch competition. Second spot was taken by Sinnnerman’s Hardisty JMC Replica and third by uno-speedo’s 1987 Steve Potts. The top three are as follows 1st - SYN-CROSSIS’ Fat Chance Titanium 2nd - Sinnnerman’s Hardisty JMC Replica 3rd - uno-speedo’s 1987 Steve Potts Click here for more details Bike of The Year 2012 top three are as follows 1st. SYN-CROSSIS’ Fat Chance Titanium 2nd. Sinnnerman’s Hardisty JMC Replica 3rd. uno-speedo’s 1987 Steve Potts