You are looking at an '01 Brodie Rocket, and I don't think I've had another bike where I made so many changes and had so many different roles for it, before finally selling it.
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We are going back into the archives today, back to the Old Country - Edmonton.
1. Cannondale SM800 Beast of the East. This was the second most basket case-y bike I ever bought. It had no tires, no brakes, a chain I nearly had to cut off, and really seemed like a disaster. But, it turned out the frame was in incredible shape once I cleaned it up. So I decided to make into the trail bike it was originally with some NOS 8 SPD GripShifters, some fat Kenda Nevegal tires, and I think I ran that Rock Ring chainring guard instead of a big ring. I also swapped out the freehub body on the rear wheel for an 8/9 SPD unit so I could use the GripShift. Almost as soon as I finished it, we decided to move, so I sold it. 2. Gary Fisher Sugar. Seems to me that there was something strange about this bike. I don't think this model was supposed to have the carbon chain and seatstays. I traded a 1992 Rocky Mountain Altitude for this frame. Something that is absolutely unthinkable to me now. I think it was the LP Composites seatpost that drew me to this. Pretty sure a friend of mine in Edmonton still has it. 3. Rocky Mountain Solo Team CXR. I don't know why I bought this bike, beyond it being a Rocky. I suppose it was just time again for me to see if I liked road bikes. Seems that I forget every couple years, buy a road bike, ride it, and remember that I don't like them. Anyway, this had the very high-end Easton EC90X full carbon fork on it, and since I sold it nearly ten years ago, I've not seen another.  Yeah, it's probably a comeback - I haven't posted since March. But there is an veritable avalanche of posts coming next week.  (see what I did there?)
I've got bikes that I've had for years that I haven't posted about. And I'm going to make some more posts in general, about whatever comes up. Plus I've got something very special planned for 2026, so get ready for that. Everything's coming up TeamCow.  You are looking at a 1990 Kuwahara Roc D'Azur DX. '90 is my best guess anyway as this is a bit of a strange one.
 You are looking at a 1992 Specialized S-Works Carbon and it is a very difficult bike to take a picture of.
 You are looking at a 1994 Ritchey Ultra, and I am really sad that this frame is too small for me.
 You are looking at a Spot Brand mountain bike, made from steel; and those are the only two things that I can say about this bike with absolute certainty.
 You are looking at - again - a 2001 Brodie Rocket, and it is The War Wagon - my entry to the 2025 Cheap Bike Build Off.
 You are looking at a 1993 KHS Montana Comp, and it's an entirely adequate mountain bike, not necessarily worthy of a lot of words. However, let's talk about it in the context of a current Instagram contest and how it fits in with what I do with old bikes.... |
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