Not sure if it is better to post this here or in Canadian bikes, figured you folks would appreciate it more.
Here are some images of my semi custom 1988 Brodie Climbmax.
It was purchased in the late summer of 1988, but was built with tubing for 1989. (Brodie Select vs Tange Prestige) Brodie Select was basically a mixed tube set of Tange Prestige and Tange Concept(stays and seat tube).
It is a 19 inch frame with the top tube from the 21 inch bike.
I paid extra to have cantilever bosses and rack mounts installed during the build.
The original colour was a deep metallic green that was so green it was black, but it chipped and flaked really badly. I had it repainted by Beeks in Toronto in 1993. The colours did not come out as planned, wanted metallic, came out flat.
The gatorblade on the bike is a replacement for the original's that steer tube broke after the threads were chased a wee bit too deep. It is the lighter drilled version with bonded aluminum drop outs. The gatorblade was also an upcharge, the bike came stock with a Kona Project 2 fork.
The noodle is one of the things Brodie was famous for.
Parts set up
Grafton Rear Brakes, Paul Stop Lights front, XT thumbies, xt brake levers, xt derailleurs. Cooks Bros Ti BB, Ritchey Logic Crank (have a Cooks, but one arm is wallowed out) syncros seatpost, xt rear hub, mavic mtb front wheel/nuke proof super fly (depending on what other bike is being ridden), Bontrager/Titec PG 150 Ti bar from 1993 or so.
The stem that is shown is not the one I typically use, I lent this bike to a friend with a bad back. I have a syncros stem from 1988 to go back on. Same with the pedals, I usually have a set of original SPD's on it.
Sorry for the dust on the bike, I'm getting ready to move and the house is a disaster.
Here are some images of my semi custom 1988 Brodie Climbmax.
It was purchased in the late summer of 1988, but was built with tubing for 1989. (Brodie Select vs Tange Prestige) Brodie Select was basically a mixed tube set of Tange Prestige and Tange Concept(stays and seat tube).
It is a 19 inch frame with the top tube from the 21 inch bike.
I paid extra to have cantilever bosses and rack mounts installed during the build.
The original colour was a deep metallic green that was so green it was black, but it chipped and flaked really badly. I had it repainted by Beeks in Toronto in 1993. The colours did not come out as planned, wanted metallic, came out flat.
The gatorblade on the bike is a replacement for the original's that steer tube broke after the threads were chased a wee bit too deep. It is the lighter drilled version with bonded aluminum drop outs. The gatorblade was also an upcharge, the bike came stock with a Kona Project 2 fork.
The noodle is one of the things Brodie was famous for.
Parts set up
Grafton Rear Brakes, Paul Stop Lights front, XT thumbies, xt brake levers, xt derailleurs. Cooks Bros Ti BB, Ritchey Logic Crank (have a Cooks, but one arm is wallowed out) syncros seatpost, xt rear hub, mavic mtb front wheel/nuke proof super fly (depending on what other bike is being ridden), Bontrager/Titec PG 150 Ti bar from 1993 or so.
The stem that is shown is not the one I typically use, I lent this bike to a friend with a bad back. I have a syncros stem from 1988 to go back on. Same with the pedals, I usually have a set of original SPD's on it.
Sorry for the dust on the bike, I'm getting ready to move and the house is a disaster.
