Retro Archives

Retro

If I had all of the money (and a time machine), these are the retro bikes I would buy

Purple dreams of steel and elastomer, dayglo madness and uncharted greatness; Steve delves into his analogue memory box to come up with his top 10 pre-millennium dream mountain bikes

Mon, Dec 22, 2025 18:30

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Old-school MTBs are being given a new lease of life… As gravel bikes

Turning unused, retro mountain bikes into gravel bikes is more than a hobby for some

Wed, Dec 17, 2025 14:19

Old-school MTBs are being given a new lease of life… as gravel bikes

Turning unused, retro mountain bikes into gravel bikes is more than a hobby for some

Wed, Dec 17, 2025 14:00

From a puppy printed logo to half of the UK market share: How Muddy Fox brought mountain biking to the British masses

While the evolution of American mountain biking is etched in Californian dust and myth, at just about the same time, in the mud of old Blighty, a whole home-brewed Brit MTB scene was also rising fast. This is the tale of Muddy Fox

Mon, Dec 15, 2025 14:00

Check out the very yellow Cannondale SR2000 from 1987

With Ben Healy last week riding a yellow Cannondale SuperSix EVO LAB71 as Tour de France race leader, let’s take a look back at the brand’s top-level aluminium SR2000 from way back in 1987

Sun, Jul 20, 2025 20:45

When Falcon Cycles soared high — remembering this legendary British bike brand that once ruled the club ride

For many decades, Falcon was one of the most popular brands among British club cyclists, but sadly those days are long gone. We take a ride back in time to that golden era, and also pay tribute to the great Barry Hoban

Wed, Apr 23, 2025 16:45

Hurry up Harry (Quinn) — how the beautiful electric blue steel bike I got for Christmas 1979 unleashed the racer in me

A new era is about to roar in for a cycling-mad teenage Steve as his electric blue Harry Quinn dream machine comes to life

Tue, Dec 24, 2024 08:04

A brief history of Dawes, the classic British brand behind the legendary Galaxy touring bike

Dawes were a leading British bike brand just a few decades ago, and there are many rusty Dawes relics still living in nostalgic hopes of resurrection throughout garden sheds across the land. Let’s take an analogue ride back to their heyday

Wed, Apr 03, 2024 16:32

Why I still miss the huge Falcon Professional I got for Christmas way back in 1978

After outgrowing his Raleigh Europa, it was time for young Steve to size up. Maybe just not that much…

Sun, Dec 24, 2023 12:00

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Canyon Grizl goes retro

Canyon pays homage to the 90s with the Grizl CF SL 7 Throwback

Tue, Mar 14, 2023 11:22