two great old bikes found on ebay recently;
1995 Brodie Expresso. i'm not a fan of the paint job, but it's a high quality job by Toxik Harold, and both the Syncros stem and super rare Brodie Gatorblade fork are painted to match.
along with late 80's/early 90's Fishers, an old Brodie is probably one of the rarest bikes to find for sale in my experience. you could argue that 1995 is out of the handbuilt era for Brodie, but there was a limited run of the old bikes made and this is one of them. the seller states that Brodie had to dig up an old Gatorblade for this frame when he ordered it, so considering that, the threaded headset, and the Syncros stem, you've got yourself a terrific replica of a 1991 Brodie right here.
which is a great segue to this beauty;
this amazing 1991 Kona Explosif has lead a sheltered life in a Zurich shop and has seen limited use.
i can still see in my mind's eye, the Explosif that River Valley had on display at it's Whyte ave location the first time i was in there. maybe the only bike that made more of an impression on me in my formative cycling years was the '91 Blizzard. these are slightly more common than the Brodies, but not by much.
one thing i have to mention; the seller is selling a Project Track Two fork and Impact headset - both items that need to be on this frame - in a separate auction. it drives me CRAZY when people do this. from a restoration stand point, those parts are a perfect match, but the seller wants to try and squeeze a few more dollars out of his sale. douche move my friend...
TeamCow strongly frowns upon this practise.
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