View Article  Sweetheart of the Rodeo
Sunday was a RetroBike Mini Meet for three Northants members (me, Gruff and GT-Steve). We did two loops in the Salcey Forest area of Northamptonshire, 1 at 9.47miles and a wind down loop of 4.50 miles.

The first loop became massively entertaining when GT-Steve overcooked it on a loose gravelly downhill section and vaulted into a large rocky pothole. What ensued was an arm/leg flailing 'rodeo' ride where he managed somehow to stay on the bike and assume control. At the bottom of the descent his seatpost was slammed right down in the seat tube and the front canti's were nearly torn off 

Loop One: CLICK ME for trip details

Loop Two: CLICK ME for trip details


The day was quite overcast so these pix were 'dipped' into PhotoShop for some tweaks on Colour Saturation.....this, like Steve's downhill run were a little 'overcooked' so apologies for the
slightly psychedelic 'LSD Glow' to some of the shots


Farm bridge crossing the M1




The M1



Glowing crops...




Mellow Yellow




Whoops...Rodeo damage




The damaged Alpinestars




Gruff's Kona


View Article  Vintage Pins...
As well as hoarding vintage Mountain Bikes I also hoard Mountain Bike memorabilia/collectibles so I was quick to pounce on these neat Rocky Mountain pins featuring the original 'Whistler' logo from back in the day.

I scored these from a fellow RetroBiker in Canada, neat huh?


View Article  Mystery Bike
This is a genuine request for help in identifying this bike. It's steel, most likely the 531 as stated on the decals (it is 'pingy' steel and appears to be butted) and it is almost certainly British. What's not sure is the framebuilder....is it a vintage Overbury's, a very old Saracen or is it something a little more esoteric and bespoke?

It belongs to a fellow RetroBiker and is a very fine build indeed, check out the circa 1980 M700 Shimano Deer Head, the amazing Nitto stem and the H-U-G-E amount of space behind the seat tube

If you can positively ID this bike then contact me via Goatsurfer.com or via RetroBike