Here it is, finally! This spent a long time in the gestation stage, starting in Late October and there still is some work that needs to be done in terms of decals and other stuff but it is minor and it is rideable (i added the pedals afterwards :p). The pedigree is a double butted Ti frame intended for racing and training on and off road. Bike is 56.5cm C-C with a extended head tube to lessen the ugly spacer stack (which I hate with a passion, lol!). Total bike weight is coming to under 18lbs with tubular wheels and cross tires on it. Haven't taken it out on a ride yet but planning on doing so in the next day or so. Whoo Hoo! :D:)

Nice arshak!

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p94/gargiulomike/IMG_2727.jpg
my first cx bike!
i picked it up from an old co-worker yesterday. i am stoked!!!

My Major Jake '07, build with Salsa and Campa Veloce components.
http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/3498/img0003nc5.jpg

as soon as i get back from this trip, i'm going to post some pics of both my schwinn Criss-Cross (setup with 38c knobbies for the winter nasty) and my soma double-cross (set up with 35 c slicks for detroit's potholes, and the winter nasty)

Here's mine, although the pic shows it in "road bike" mode. Heh.

http://velospace.org/files/iamtim_poprad_030908.jpg

...................................................................................................T he Cross Rockethttp://farm3.static.flickr.com/2041/2329984830_b9fe6dd889_b.jpg
http://http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2041/2329984830_b9fe6dd889_b.jpg
(http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=336791&l=ee1c7&id=599189370)

My first cross bike, just got it yesterday!

http://threeflys.smugmug.com/photos/266573248_ZHnga-S.jpg

Just picked it up last week. Moots Psychlo-X! Sweet ride.

My first cross bike, just got it yesterday!

http://threeflys.smugmug.com/photos/266573248_ZHnga-S.jpg

What bike is that please?

Novara Element (http://www.rei.com/product/744808)


Very slick threeflys, I assume you used the 20% discount?

Novara Element (http://www.rei.com/product/744808)


Very slick threeflys, I assume you used the 20% discount?

thanks very much

Novara Element (http://www.rei.com/product/744808)


Very slick threeflys, I assume you used the 20% discount?

Oh yea, I think with tax I only paid $927! Orig. MSRP was $1100.
Thanks,
Chris

Here's my Empella Bonfire. I don't see many of these here, so I thought I'd post some pics of mine:

http://gallery.roadbikereview.com/data/roadbike/622/IMG_0811.JPGhttp://gallery.roadbikereview.com/data/roadbike/622/IMG_0835.JPG

http://gallery.roadbikereview.com/data/roadbike/622/IMG_0834.JPGhttp://gallery.roadbikereview.com/data/roadbike/622/IMG_0833.JPG

http://gallery.roadbikereview.com/data/roadbike/622/IMG_0830.JPGhttp://gallery.roadbikereview.com/data/roadbike/622/IMG_0819.JPG

http://gallery.roadbikereview.com/data/roadbike/622/IMG_0826.JPGhttp://gallery.roadbikereview.com/data/roadbike/622/IMG_0825.JPG

http://gallery.roadbikereview.com/data/roadbike/622/IMG_0828.JPGhttp://gallery.roadbikereview.com/data/roadbike/622/IMG_0816.JPG

Frame: Empella Bonfire, black, 53cm
Fork: Empella Carbon Fire, full carbon
Headset: FSA
Stem: Oxygen Scorpo (OE stem from my Stevens road bike I had laying around)
Bar: Oxygen Scorpo SL, oversized (OE bar from my Stevens road bike I had laying around)
Brakelevers: Ultegra STI
Brakes: Paul's Neo-Retro (front), Paul's Touring (rear) with Kool-Stop Salmon pads
Shimano brake and shifting cables (black)
Saddle: Selle San Marco, Empella embroided (going to swap for a SLR)
Seatpost: Easton EA-70, carbon
Rear derailleur: Ultegra
Cranks: TruVativ Rouleur
Pedals: Shimano 959
Chain: Ultegra
Wheels: Ksyrium Elite
Cassette: Ultegra 12-27

Surly Crosscheck. This bike is currently rockin' some 1.8x29 knobbies. Fatties Fit Fine!

Nice Crosscheck, and long live BARENDS! Ride on. - sb

Just picked it up last week. Moots Psychlo-X! Sweet ride.

msantiago,
Schweet ride. The Moots bikes are so sweet. Their attention to detail and customer service is first rate. How does it ride? I would love to add another Moots to the stable but that is not in the cards for a very long while.

Cruiser on the 'cross bandwagon.

http://www.dropmachine.com/media/data/500/IMG_2162-XGA.jpg

What exactly I am going to use this for is not clear. Some commuting, maybe an open-category race (instead of the MTB) depending on the track.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a108/upperclasstwit42/103_2005.jpg

msantiago,
Schweet ride. The Moots bikes are so sweet. Their attention to detail and customer service is first rate. How does it ride? I would love to add another Moots to the stable but that is not in the cards for a very long while.

Well for the many bikes I have bought in the past nothing fit so well than this one. The ride is fast and straight. Still looking for the right pedals. Thanks!

gunnar's site is out of the 1990s.. maybe that's how they keep costs so low.

how much did your final build weigh?

This is hideously late, but... 23.9 pounds.

Pretty decent for a steel 60cm bike with mountain bike spec wheels and Ultegra.

Two year later, I finally got around to taking a couple of photos of the bike on its own. This from a race yesterday (the Tour of Pelham - 30k on/off road).

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2257/2394036484_b3a51a2028.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2345/2394037560_53dc655612.jpg?v=0

What size frame is that? 56? It looks...proprtional.


Nice bike.

It's a "medium" (55cm ETT, 140mm HT, 73.5 degree ST, 5.5cm BB drop)

There are about 3cm of spacers/cable hanger before the 110mm +8 (or maybe +10) degree stem.

The fit is good ... if anything I would like to try a bike with a slightly lower bottom bracket, and I'm always on the hunt for bikes with tall head tubes. In this particular model bike I could probably ride a large as well (57 ETT) with a shorter stem ... but that would be a choice based on aesthetics (probably not the best idea) and I wouldn't want to mess up my balance of weight over the bike when out of the saddle.

blah blah blah

Enough outta you. :)

My awkward looking bike after the same race:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3258/2389909721_86a08995e0.jpg

Dooouuuchebaaag!

My Redline Team Scandium was destroyed when I was hit by a car on a training ride.

http://blastradius.home.mindspring.com/bye-bye-redline.jpg

Here is my 'cross bike reborn:

2008 Guerciotti Cross Force
Stella Azzura Cross Fork (exact same fork as the stock Guerciotti fork)
FSA headset
Bontrager Select stem, 100x17
Easton EA70 Pro bend bars
American Classic seatpost
Selle Italia SLR XC saddle
Guerciotti seat clamp
SRAM Rival compact crankset, 170
SRAM Italian BB
105 9-speed shifters
105 double front derailer
XTR mid-cage rear derailer
Salsa Cross bar-top Levers
Deore LX cantilever brakes w/ Kool Stop Salmon pads
FSA RD-400 hubs
DT Swiss RR 1.2 rims
DT Swiss 2.0/1.5 spokes 20/24 2 cross front & rear
Panaracer UrbanMax 700x32 tires
Third-eye chain watcher


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2309/2400004472_c14f1a967a_b.jpg (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2309/2400004472_5b0ab2613e_o.jpg)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3218/2399171481_8516c23138_b.jpg

Heres a pic of my new Romax. 2006 model but new to me;-) Just waiting for all my parts to arrive and then the fun begins;-)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3283/2416340487_b7d95f2e31.jpg?v=0

^ Sweet frame

^ Sweet frame

I agree, i hope i do it justice:)

Heres a pic of my new Romax. 2006 model but new to me;-) Just waiting for all my parts to arrive and then the fun begins;-)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3283/2416340487_b7d95f2e31.jpg?v=0


Absolutely sick frame! Are you building it up with discs or cantis? The 07 lost the canti mounts, but the 08 brought them back and lost the disc mounts. I've got an 07 on order, but Brodie's timeliness leaves MUCH to be desired. I'll have to post pics once mine's here!

I had some qulity issues with the Novara, so I picked up this Giant TCX
http://threeflys.smugmug.com/photos/271320415_TLWwj-M.jpg

Set up for road currently
http://threeflys.smugmug.com/photos/271320585_9uPLL-M.jpg

2006 Redline Conquest Sport. Just bought it. $400.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a148/jacobnorton1/b89b_1.jpg

Absolutely sick frame! Are you building it up with discs or cantis? The 07 lost the canti mounts, but the 08 brought them back and lost the disc mounts. I've got an 07 on order, but Brodie's timeliness leaves MUCH to be desired. I'll have to post pics once mine's here!

xt cantis, i thought about discs but decided to go with cantis cos they're familiar. cheap too so i can ditch them for discs if i want later on. yeah, can't wait to see your pics. i think the romax's are class. did you order a bike or a frame?

xt cantis, i thought about discs but decided to go with cantis cos they're familiar. cheap too so i can ditch them for discs if i want later on. yeah, can't wait to see your pics. i think the romax's are class. did you order a bike or a frame?

I ordered just a frame. 2007 Romax in 56cm. It came in yesterday, and I stayed pretty late at the LBS building it after work (but my LBS is awesome!). My wife snapped a couple pictures of me building it, but I'll have to post the full report later. Until then, here's the best I got:

Rules for ordering a Brodie:
1) Find a dealership.
2) Be patient.
3) Realize that their sizing chart is about 1 size off (order a size smaller, IMO)
4) Be patient.
5) Love your LBS for being patient with you and helping you get an awesome bike.

So this has been a long time coming, but I figured I’d post a few pics and the build sheet as this is to be my main commuter. The commute is 6.5 miles, 99% on road, 5 days a week. I wanted to build something that could be robust all season, take panniers and fenders, and be pretty fast for the occasional group ride/sprint tri/overnight tour. And if the local cyclocross circuit would let an amateur run a commuter with disc brakes, then that too. Pretty wide range of tasks, but I think it’s a nice compromise all together.

The 2007 Romax frame got the call because of the sloping top tube, disc tabs, rack mounts, cyclocross geometry, all at the right price. The Spinergy wheels were an ebay find prior to settling on a frame, and I haven’t seen anything like them anywhere (700c 32h disc wheels below 1700g). Avid BB7’s, FSA crankset, Xpedo pedals, allen skewers and the Selle Italia were the logical choices. For my commute that is mostly all pavement, I could have gone with a true touring/road tire, but I wanted to keep it a little ‘cross, hence the Vittorias. I’ll probably end up on some Schwalbe touring tire in a few months, but these are fun for now. Great in grass/hard pack dirt. The SRAM Rival group was probably a deviation from common logic (and my LBS’s love for Shimano), but the solid feel of the brake levers, aero cabling look, weight, and wanting to be different made that selection. The Salsa bars are HUGE, but I’m loving the many hand positions they offer. The LBS owner commented that they’re nearly MTB bar width if you grab them like they’re bar ends, offering some really useful leverage.

He is a smidge over 21# in current form, and the racks and fenders are going on in a few days. The LBS has dubbed him “Cry Baby”, because that’s what they called me when I whined about my bike not being here for 3 months. I think it suits the blue well. I ordered a 56cm, which should be way too small by their sizing chart as I’m 6’1”, with a 33” inseam, but the standover is perfect. I went with a 130mm stem to get me a little over the bars, but that might be overkill, so we’ll see if I need to go back to the 100mm after riding it a bit fully loaded.

Build sheet:

SRAM Rival Shifters
SRAM Rival rear derailleur
SRAM Force front derailleur
SRAM PC1070 10sp chain
SRAM OG1070 cassette
Avid BB7 Road Front Brake
Avid BB7 Road Rear Brake
Thomson Elite Stem
Ritchey comp seatpost
Selle Italia Gel Flow Black
seatpost clamp
FSA Gossamer Compact
xpedo SS pedals
Vittoria EVO Cross XN
tubes
Skewers (allen)
Headset
bar tape
Spinergy Xyclone wheelset
Salsa Moto Ace Bell Lap Handlebar
2007 Brodie Romax Frame & Fork


I’ll post some pics of it loaded up with the fenders and panniers later this week, but for now, here’s what I got:

http://www.davidandjemma.com/images/gallery/brodie/bin/images/small/IMG_9025.jpg
http://www.davidandjemma.com/images/gallery/brodie/bin/images/small/IMG_9039.jpg
http://www.davidandjemma.com/images/gallery/brodie/bin/images/small/IMG_9041.jpg
http://www.davidandjemma.com/images/gallery/brodie/bin/images/small/IMG_9049.jpg
http://www.davidandjemma.com/images/gallery/brodie/bin/images/small/IMG_9052.jpg
http://www.davidandjemma.com/images/gallery/brodie/bin/images/small/IMG_9059.jpg
http://www.davidandjemma.com/images/gallery/brodie/bin/images/small/IMG_9084.jpg

For more pics (including ones of me being a dumbass and crashing it), click here.
(http://www.davidandjemma.com/images/gallery/brodie/)
Comments, suggestions, and general heckling is always welcome :)

Nice build! Those Spinergy wheels look great with that frame color.

Amazing bike. Great job you did there. It looks fantastic. Your gf is quite a photographer, that motion blur shot would be ideal for the brodie website;) I'm sure i'll see it there in a bit. Class. Dogs have a habit of getting in every photo:) nice. mines nearly built up now, a few bits and pieces and should be good to go. its fairly big alrite. i ride a 56cm raleigh and this feels alot bigger. you mightn'y be the only one getting a new stem;)

Amazing bike. Great job you did there. It looks fantastic. Your gf is quite a photographer, that motion blur shot would be ideal for the brodie website;) I'm sure i'll see it there in a bit. Class. Dogs have a habit of getting in every photo:) nice. mines nearly built up now, a few bits and pieces and should be good to go. its fairly big alrite. i ride a 56cm raleigh and this feels alot bigger. you mightn'y be the only one getting a new stem;)

Thanks for the kind words. I wish they would put up that pic on the Brodie website, but sadly the Romax for 08 is disc-less, so they'd be advertising a product they couldn't deliver. I think they have a few of the 07 (and 06 apparently!) frames left, but once those are gone you've got to buy the Ronin as a complete bike. It's not as nice tubing, probably close to a pound heavier I'd guess from seeing a couple here in the shop. My LBS owner is a huge proponent of CX bikes as general purpose bikes for people, so he's trying to get as many of these Brodie Speed series in the shop as he can. Unfortunately, their supply line isn't great on them: they sold out of 2008 Ronins in 56 and 58 before February :(. They said the 2009's will start being available in September, so hopefully they'll realize the demand for CX bikes and order from Taiwan accordingly. Being primarily a MTB company, it's probably a bit of a shift for them, as they were arguing that a 58cm would fit me perfect at 6'1", as I stood over a 56cm Ronin in the store!

I'm interested in seeing your bike setup as well. There are some subtle differences between the 07 and 08 Romax frames, but I think yours is probably the sweet spot by having the butted tubing but being able to run either brake type like the Ronin. Should be a real winner!

PinkPowa:

"He is a smidge over 21# in current form, and the racks and fenders are going on in a few days. The LBS has dubbed him “Cry Baby”, because that’s what they called me when I whined about my bike not being here for 3 months. I think it suits the blue well. I ordered a 56cm, which should be way too small by their sizing chart as I’m 6’1”, with a 33” inseam, but the standover is perfect. I went with a 130mm stem to get me a little over the bars, but that might be overkill, so we’ll see if I need to go back to the 100mm after riding it a bit fully loaded."

PP would you recommend going down to a 54 or 53 on the 07 sizing for a guy with 29.5" bare inseam and 5'10 ht?

I'm interested in a Ronin but there is only one Brodie dealer in my province. He has one 07 left and it is a 53cm frame which looked on their sizing chart to be waay small. I can get a good deal if I act on it but didn't know if I should because it looks too small for me on paper.

Scott Sandoa - Can't find any info on the model or year but it cost $30 at a garage sale. Cleaned and lubed, new tubes and slicks, bar tape, she rides pretty nice. The SO is going to ride her.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y257/twinswin/PICT5847.jpg

PinkPowa:

"He is a smidge over 21# in current form, and the racks and fenders are going on in a few days. The LBS has dubbed him “Cry Baby”, because that’s what they called me when I whined about my bike not being here for 3 months. I think it suits the blue well. I ordered a 56cm, which should be way too small by their sizing chart as I’m 6’1”, with a 33” inseam, but the standover is perfect. I went with a 130mm stem to get me a little over the bars, but that might be overkill, so we’ll see if I need to go back to the 100mm after riding it a bit fully loaded."

PP would you recommend going down to a 54 or 53 on the 07 sizing for a guy with 29.5" bare inseam and 5'10 ht?

I'm interested in a Ronin but there is only one Brodie dealer in my province. He has one 07 left and it is a 53cm frame which looked on their sizing chart to be waay small. I can get a good deal if I act on it but didn't know if I should because it looks too small for me on paper.

I'd say that's a step in the right direction. My LBS owner got the same frame as me, but in a 54. He rides a 56cm Fuji cross and we put my 56 Brodie Romax up next his, and though the Brodie's top tube eventually slopes lower than the Fuji, where you're actually standing over is higher on the Brodie. The shop had a 60cm Ronin in for a customer who was coming from a 61cm Bianchi San Jose: the Ronin was the same or maybe a bit bigger. So it seems like they run about a size big from what their sizing chart and conventional logic would say. At least it's not as bad as Ridley, where I think I ride a 54! I'll probably be swapping out the stem from 130 to 100 this week too to see how that adjusts my riding position,as I'm a little stretched out. I'd say put a set of wheels on the 53cm in the shop and see how the stand over fits. The rest can be fixed with stems and seatposts!

In the Pic Posting Mood. Got everything set up for this fall and took it out last night to try it out on the dirt. Had a blast, this bike is gonna be fun to race!. Last years bike was a 30lb GF Montare 29er.

Those are the swoopiest seat stays I've ever seen! :) Great fork/hub choices. My wheels are built up on 240s hubs as well and I love 'em. I've got such a lust for that fork, aesthetically.

Frame + Fork
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Independent Fabrication Planet X Singlespeed, Split Pea Green Metallic

Drivetrain: Gearing: 39 x 17
-----------------------------------
Cranks: Vintage Dura Ace Square Taper, 170mm w/Truvativ 39t Ring
BB: Shimano HG
Cog: King Cog 17t
Rear Hub spacers: Wheels Mfg Singlespeed kit
Pedals: Crank Bros Candy SL, pink
Chain: SRAM 7/8 spd
Wheelset: Mavic Ksyrium Elite 18 spoke front, 24 spoke rear
Tires: Vittoria Cross XG-Pro 700 x 34

Cockpit + Other Stuff
-----------------------------------
Headset: King 1 1/8, Pink
Bars: FSA K-Force Carbon
Stem: FSA K-Force Carbon 6 degrees
Levers: Shimano R600
Spacers + Cable Hanger: Tektro Carbon
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Post: Thompson Elite
Saddle: Specialized Toupe Race w/Ti Rails
Brakes: Avid Shorty 6

http://www.davidandjemma.com/images/gallery/brodie/bin/images/small/IMG_9025.jpg
http://www.davidandjemma.com/images/gallery/brodie/bin/images/small/IMG_9039.jpg

That bike with the yellow spokes is pure sex. love it man.

Im having trouble posting a pic. I keep getting a small box w/ an x in the middle. anyone have any ideas what im doing wrong

Thanks for the kind words. I wish they would put up that pic on the Brodie website, but sadly the Romax for 08 is disc-less, so they'd be advertising a product they couldn't deliver. I think they have a few of the 07 (and 06 apparently!) frames left, but once those are gone you've got to buy the Ronin as a complete bike. It's not as nice tubing, probably close to a pound heavier I'd guess from seeing a couple here in the shop. My LBS owner is a huge proponent of CX bikes as general purpose bikes for people, so he's trying to get as many of these Brodie Speed series in the shop as he can. Unfortunately, their supply line isn't great on them: they sold out of 2008 Ronins in 56 and 58 before February :(. They said the 2009's will start being available in September, so hopefully they'll realize the demand for CX bikes and order from Taiwan accordingly. Being primarily a MTB company, it's probably a bit of a shift for them, as they were arguing that a 58cm would fit me perfect at 6'1", as I stood over a 56cm Ronin in the store!

I'm interested in seeing your bike setup as well. There are some subtle differences between the 07 and 08 Romax frames, but I think yours is probably the sweet spot by having the butted tubing but being able to run either brake type like the Ronin. Should be a real winner!

Ah well at least you can put it up in their hall of fame! Its certainly better than alot of pics there. My frame is built, i just need a front cable hanger to finish it off. I trying to convince myself I don't need new pedals, seatpost and saddle. Everything else is brand new so i'm tempted to make it 100% new:) I'll get some pics up soon.

My new acquisition and the obligatory garage door shot.
http://usera.imagecave.com/prisoner6/082205/SFB1.JPG

Waterford X-12

http://www.frustmag.com/car_pics_for_web/wtrfrd.jpg

Build Sheet:

50cm Waterford X-12 Reynolds 753, extended headtube
Tange Headset
Nitto Pearl stem
Nitto Handlebar
Cinelli Cork Tape
Nitto Seatpost, alu seat bolt
Sugino seatpin
Selle Italia Flite
Shimano brake levers
XTR M900 cantis
Ultegra 8 spd bar end shifters
Suntour SL front derailleur
XTR rear derailleur
Ritchey Crank 46/34 Specialités TA rings
XT Cassette 11-30
Sachs/Sedisport chain
Ritchey Logic WCS ti pedals
Shimano BB UN72
Mavic Open Pro 32h wheels, Sapim DB spokes, Alu nips, LX hubs, Micheline rim strips, built by Geoff Hilton
Ritchey Megabite tires 700cx38
Specialized ultralite tubes