MBBO // STBO 2024 RULES

[Captain Awesome]

STBO - STEP THRU BUILD OFF

• Frame must be a "traditional" step thru (commonly referred to as a ladies frame) in the end configuration (no gender benders to high bar/male)
  • Uppermost "top" tube must not be more than 50% of the way up the seat tube
  • Final say in eligibility will be handled by staff

• Anything else goes
  • From the factory or scratch built

MBBO - MUSCLE BIKE BUILD OFF

• Must meet at least 2 of the following 3 criteria to be considered a Muscle Bike

• Rear tire larger than the front. (Wider or taller or both)
• Banana /Polo seat
• Muscle bike appropriate bars.(Apehangers, Butterfly, Rams Horns, steering wheels, or any other weird variants, etc)

• Anything else goes
  • From the factory or scratch built

Build Off Rules

• Bike build must begin on or after Sept 1, 2024. This isn't a bike show...it's a build off competition. Do not jump in at the last minute with a completed bike
• The point is to build a bike and document the progress within the time frame given
• You CAN enter more than one bike per class but you cannot enter the same bike in both classes
• Start a new thread in the forum’s Build Off Journal section and use the bike name as the “Subject/Title.” Keep a running journal in your thread about your build.
• Must include before, progress, and finished photos (all in one thread please). Do not start a thread, disappear for 2 months and show up with a finished creation
• Bike must be ride-able and pedal powered
• The Build Off will begin at 12 am North American Central Time on Sept 1, 2024 and Final finished bike photos must be posted in the “Finished Bikes” thread by 12 noon North American Central Time on Nov 30, 2024
• Any questions about the build off must be submitted in the discussion section
• Please be courteous to others and do not fill their build journals with off-topic posts
• This whole competition is all in good fun. The whole point is to be creative, build something cool and have fun!
• It is up to the competitor to review these rules and decide if their vision fits or does not and what category it fits into

 

[Captain Awesome]

Hey everyone


You have until Nov 30th to finish


It’s right up there ^

 

[Captain Awesome]

Finished build thread section is open

https://ratrodbikes.com/forums/mbbo-stbo-2024-finished-builds.288/

You must post a thread in the “Finished Bikes” sub forum once your work is complete. Use the same title as your build thread but please, no special characters or fonts. Please make the first photo in your finished thread your top choice as it will be the photo used in the voting process. This is on you to put your best foot forward and select the correct photo and place it first

 

[Captain Awesome]

• The Build Off will begin at 12 am North American Central Time on Sept 1, 2024 and Final finished bike photos must be posted in the “Finished Bikes” thread by 12 noonNorth American Central Time on Nov 30, 2024

 

[Captain Awesome]

 

[Pondo]

Final finished bike photos must be posted in the “Finished Bikes” thread by 12 noon North American Central Time on Nov 30, 2024

I thought these builds usually went until midnight?

 

[Captain Awesome]

I thought these builds usually went until midnight?

Nope. Last several have ended at noon

 

[Pondo]

Nope. Last several have ended at noon

Copy that. I guess I need to adjust my operator head-space and timing.