Here are the official Show and Shine categories, the entry criteria and the guidelines for how we judge the bikes.
We will be holding registration for the show and shine on Sunday morning outside the main tent.
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Radbmx® Milton Keynes Show and Shine Entry criteria and rules.
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL SHOW AND SHINE CATEGORIES ( WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MIDSCHOOL, NEW SCHOOL RETRO AND 'BUILT TO RIDE' ) ARE JUDGED TO A CONCOURS STANDARD WHICH MEANS THAT REPRODUCTION PARTS, HEAVILY REFINISHED PARTS AND INCORRECT ERA PARTS WILL BE MARKED DOWN
In all mid school categories survivor and concours standard builds will be judged with equal merit
Please remember to give as much information on the front/back of your entry card, or please put additional information with your entry. The more information we have about an entry the better, the more informed a decision we can make.
All bikes that are to be entered have to be in the show & shine tents on the Sunday which will make it easier on the judges, so they do not have to walk all over the event looking for bikes. Bikes outside of the main arena will not be considered.
YOU MUST BRING YOUR OWN BIKE STAND - we do not supply them and any bike without one will be disqualified. Please note that leaning a bike against the tent post or another bike does not count as having a stand.
Judging this year will be per category i.e. we have separate judges for each category. This way the job will only take 30 minutes instead of all afternoon.
We will have a judging over-lord from the RADBMX Admin (all hail the over-lord), whose decision is final in the event of a tie or problem with a bike.
Prizes are 1st, 2nd, 3rd trophies along with a highly commended medal for one more entry per category.
THE CATEGORIES
Vintage Race (pre 1980) - All Bikes from the 1970s.
Bikes will be judged on OE condition, era and part correctnes. Reproduction and copy parts will cause the bike to be marked down when judging.
OS Race - Race inspired bikes from 1980 until 1988. High end race bikes in with high end parts. Bikes will be judged on OE condition, era and part correctness. Reproduction and copy parts will cause the bike to be marked down when judging.
OS Freestyle - Freestyle bikes from 1980 until 1988.
Bikes will be judged on OE condition, era and part correctnes. Reproduction and copy parts will cause the bike to be marked down when judging.
OS & MS Cruiser - 24 and 26 inch cruiser bikes.
Bikes will be judged on OE condition, era and part correctness. Reproduction and copy parts will cause the bike to be marked down when judging.
Mini & Pit
Bikes will be judged on OE condition, era and part correctness. Reproduction and copy parts will cause the bike to be marked down when judging.
OS Street - Street bikes. These are considered to be low end, low cost bikes in the mould of low end Burner (not aero pro, pro Burner etc), Pirannah, BH, Malborough, Scorpion etc. Cheap parts and low quality parts welcomed and expected. This is a category for the kind of bikes our parents bought us as our first BMX. If you know your bike does not belong in this category then please do not try to bend the rules by making excuses that you used to ride it down the local park.
THIS IS NOT A CATEGORY FOR HIGH END BIKES WITH HIGH END PARTS THAT WERE RIDDEN ON THE STREET AT SOME STAGE.
MS Street/Park - Midschool Street/Park bikes .
Bikes will be judged on OE condition, era and part correctness. Reproduction and copy parts will cause the bike to be marked down when judging.
Survivor and concours standard builds will be judged with equal merit
MS Flatland - Midschool Flatland bikes .
Bikes will be judged on OE condition, era and part correctness. Reproduction and copy parts will cause the bike to be marked down when judging.
Survivor and concours standard builds will be judged with equal merit
MS Dirt/Trails - Midschool Dirt/Trails bikes .
Bikes will be judged on OE condition, era and part correctness. Reproduction and copy parts will cause the bike to be marked down when judging.
Survivor and concours standard builds will be judged with equal merit
MS Race - Midschool Race bikes.
Bikes will be judged on OE condition, era and part correctness. Reproduction and copy parts will cause the bike to be marked down when judging.
Survivor and concours standard builds will be judged with equal merit
NS Retro - New school retro bikes, V-Brakes, U-Brakes, Canti-Brakes etc, Newschool bikes, Quadangle Looptails, Haro re-release bikes, Skyway TA re-release, etc. The new releases of old bikes AND new school bikes with an oldschool feel or look.
OS/MS/NS 'Built to ride' Open - Anything goes, it doesn't have to be era or part correct, if you ride it you can enter it and you can win with it. Its your pub rider, chip shop hack, or your park / race bike. It's a bmx that has been used, loved and abused! Bikes will be judged for how much 'soul' they have :-) New and unused parts such as minty grips, unworn tyres and unscuffed pedals will cause the bike to be marked down when judging. This is not a concours category!
