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1987 Kirk Precision road bike – Bike Bedtime

Die-cast in seconds: check out the magnesium Kirk Precision

Hyped as strong, light and computer-designed, the radical Kirk Precision bikes stood out in the 1980s and early 90s – but their short-lived run left behind a cult classic that still turns heads today…

Sun, Aug 31, 2025 20:45
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2025 Olmo track bike full Bike at Bedtime

We need to talk about that head tube! Check out this steel Olmo track bike from the 1980s

If you want something gloriously extreme, this skinny-tubed fixie could be for you

Sun, Aug 10, 2025 20:45
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Ripping it up in the year 2000 Steve Thomas – Jan 2025

Ripping it up in the year 2000 — the bikes I was riding 25 years ago

Steve takes a ride back to the dawn of the new millennium and recounts what bikes he was riding back then, looking at how his bike collection and cycling tech in general has evolved in the last quarter of a century

Sat, Jan 18, 2025 15:00
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Are modern bikes really so much better? Comparing vintage vs new road bikes for ride quality, aero, weight, gearing + more

How much better is a road bike with an additional 24 years of technological progress behind it? We weigh up whether bikes are heading in the right direction, or if retro really does rule

Wed, Apr 10, 2024 11:38
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2021 Raleigh Chopper main pic

Raleigh launches new tyres for iconic Chopper so owners can revive their retro rides

Have a classic Chopper and sick of searching the corners of the web for spare tyres? Raleigh has reintroduced Chopper-specific rubber so you can get back to doing some sick skids once more

Fri, May 14, 2021 13:14
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Giant MCR1

Retro Bike: 1997 Giant MCR carbon aero bike

It might be old, but it looks more futuristic than any modern bike

Sat, Apr 06, 2019 11:00
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