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Seems not a lot on the competitive aspect of Retrobike for 2024 what with MM not seeming to be happening. So I get sent an advert for Glentress 7 possibly because I did do one some time ago and crashed out on lap 2 or 3 in solo category due to lack of fitness, talent and a suitable bike (Raleigh...

I am on a journey from the dark side to yours ie mtb to road. My off roading days are diminishing excepting gravel which I am starting to get into. My favourite types of road bikes are old lugged steel machines and this brings me to tyres. I have always liked Michelin World Tours which as a...

Bounce Bike malfunction has put my bounce bike meet on hold, sorry😕

I have a comfy aluminium hardtail from the late 90's called a Quantum Team. I have never heard of the make but its some generic frame, nothing special. The bikes the right size for me, nothing feels wrong in any way but its trying to kill me. I am now convinced that a bike, an inanimate object...

We as a retro biking community are in some part getting on a bit. We might not ride as often as we did or even at all. Some are still good riders or possess some skill. Others and I include myself are not practicing enough, getting rusty and even losing our nerve. Today as I was feeling a wee...

It's oh so quiet sh sh, it's oh so still sh sh......... Is there anyone there......... there........... there......... there.......... Where's the light switch, think I stumbled into an enormous cobweb. You could hear a pin drop in here🤔🙁😳

Hi folks, been bashing together a battered old Bouncer bike and hope to try it out at Glentress on Saturday 16th July. Usual routine 10 for 1030 depart from main carpark and mix and match trails such as black climb and red, blue descent. Tea and cake in cafe at bottom. Ride what you bring. Any...

Some time ago in MacRetro's golden age we did 10 under the Ben. It was a good fun event, a highlight being The Ken balanced precariously atop Big Ecks San Andrea's DH bike. SIE events send me regular updates on what bike events are happening and 10 at Kirroughtree popped up. I thought that...

After my wee Kinnoull Hill bump I thought I might fancy a less techy, more old school mtb run for June. The 25th June does mess with anything in my calendar and I have a nice out and back 90% off road route between Gorebridge and Temple Village in mind. Passing along Riverside paths in a steep...

Anyone ever heard of Quantum Racing which says on the frame its part of the Rigida Group. I can find zilch on the Web about them but presume it may not be a manufacturer ever officially imported to UK. There is nothing remarkable about the frame, its just a mass market made in Taiwan 7005 heat...

Tentsmuir is Kaput, see Clubby's post below🙁 I need something cycling to aim at for April now that Spring seems to have sprung. I have Reyt Pack in May to recreate, badly, the original Repack race but not in California, no better, in Yorkshire. In June I have the York Cycle Rally where I'll...

Just as an experiment I bunged some 27.5 wheels with 2 inch wide tyres on my late 90's Univega 7300 FS. They fit perfectly well and one set of my old v brakes reaches the rim braking surface without modification so it v brake rear and disc brake front. I had convinced myself nothing would work...

This week I took possession of a former USSR roadbike. Finding info in it has been difficult. What I have found refers to hierarchy of models. A 541 is nothing special, a 542 which I have is a bit better and a 555 is desirable. So in I go to retrobike roadbike General discussion page and what...

Quick question for the Raleigh crew, when did the 501 framed road bikes start using unicrown forks instead of brazed forks. Just trying to gauge age to within a decade of a beat up old 501 frameset I have in my shed. Don't know what model either as no decals. It also has the brake cable passing...

I was looking at a site that had Scott mtb catalogues from back in the day. All the bikes had the usual sort of names for mtb but a couple had names that seemed apt for the sport. The Endorphin because happy hormones - endorphins - flood the system when doing exciting energetic activities, No...

On the look out for a pair of cheapo tyres with a wee bit life left in them for the old 26x1&1/4" (32-597) size. I have a soft spot for this wheel size and a couple of battered wheel sets that only have one pair of tyres between them. Allows me to run a slightly wider tyre width in my equally...

Do you ride one of your old bikes and then notice something is not right but do not fix it immediately. You put it off, take another one of your bikes out, let's face it, we have a few and then forget what was wrong with the bike you stopped riding. Just happened to me, I put my old Dawes...

We are coming to the end of another year and this year has been very crap for many people. Let's start next year ywith a bit more civility to each other. Earlier Dyna Ti apologised in case he'd offended anyone as he is having a tough time. Many of us offered up supportive statements which is...

Due to lockdown I watch a lot of mountain bike videos. Due to having traits of Autism I notice stuff that maybe most don't or don't care about. The one thing I have noticed is modern mtb's make a totally different sound from our retro steeds when they rattle down a trail. I know of course that...

I have a road frame badged a Joe Waugh but I have seen Massi frames that are identical. Frames made from Icaro Extralight 7020 Alloy. Who on earth is Icaro, never heard of them, are/were they ever a respected frame or tubing manufacturer ?