The snow is melting, the trees are blooming and the bike shows, swaps and cruises are about to begin. Check out our BIKE EVENTS section to see what’s going on this season.

Bikes with motors are nothing new. By now you’ve probably seen them turn up on your local Craigslist bike section. Usually someone takes an old mountain bike or a cheap Wal-Mart Schwinn and throws a motor kit on it to try to make some dough. Some of our members have done an excellent job building vintage motorized machines that look like they came from the factory this way and have been hanging around in someone’s barn for decades. This 1922 Elgin pictured above is one that was done right. See more photos of the bike here…

Forum member and professional illustrator Mark Meyers did the illustration for this years Rat Rod Bikes T-shirt. We’re taking pre-orders through PayPal for those who want to reserve a shirt. Once we receive 45 pre-orders we will have the shirts printed and will send them out. As of today we have 20 shirts ordered so click here to find out how you can order your own.

We all know that Electra makes some killer bikes. Whether it’s the classic lines of their Relic or the wild style of a Ghost Rider, there’s something about them that makes you smile. Check out some of our member’s Electras on display.

Modern day mountain biking originated in the 60s & 70s with some guys transforming balloon tire cruisers into downhill bombers. “Klunkerz“ are the original mountain bikes. Excelsior frames, Morrow hubs, lightweight components all make for some mean off road machines. Many of our members have aspirations of one day riding Repack and have built some sweet bikes around this dream.  Check out our new Klunker Bikes Gallery.

The guys over at BikinginDallas.com recently did a write up on the forum and also created a cool video slideshow of some of the bikes from our gallery section. The song they chose, “Deuces Wild” by Link Wray goes perfectly with these bikes.

A big thanks to Chris for his time and effort in promoting the cause. They’ve got some cool articles that they have written on the bikes in their lives and the places they have been. Stop by their blog and check em out.

Board track style bikes have become a popular build on the forum and it was only right that we give them their own section on our Gallery page. Check out our new Board Track Gallery.

Members of RRB can’t seem to get enough of build offs. During the down time between our big annual Rat Rod Bike Build Off we throw in a couple of unofficial build offs for those folks hungry for competition. There’s no prize involved, just bragging rights and the fun of building and documenting a project….oh yeah, and you usually end up with a really sweet ride at the end. Check out out all of the completed bikes from our “ANYTHING GOES BUILD OFF.”

One really popular thread on the forum is the Vintage Bicycle Photos thread in our Gallery forum. Nothing like seeing those vintage bikes in action! Click to see the photos