1988 Brodie Romax

[27motorhead]

I've been busy

You’re always busy!!! Looks amazing (as all your paint jobs do). Let’s hope some warm(ish!) dry weather heads your way soon for the clear coat!

 

[Canuckbiker]

It's finished and I love it

I waited a week before shooting the clearcoat after laying down the base coats, a good idea to ensure the base coat was fully cured and it was also nice to have a few days to carefully add small touch ups to the original red paint where there were some paint chips (top, seat & down tubes).

Personally, I find shooting the clear coat very stressful, it’s not hard to make mistakes which could cause thoughts of starting over if your picky. Fortunately, I got through clearing the frame and I’m satisfied with the results, not perfect but acceptable. I found clearing the stem and fork last year so much easier (for obvious reasons), I find frames a lot tougher being an amateur armed with a rattle to get every surface even, etc.

So after a few days of the clear coat curing I tried my hand at cut polishing some areas which received less paint and were lacking that smooth texture the thicker areas had with pretty decent results I think. Overall, I’m very happy with the finished frame paint results.

This 18.5” frame shares the same geometry of the 18” catalogue spec, compared to my previous 19” brodie climbMax it has a shorter top tube and wheelbase, I’m not a very tall dude so the fit is much better. I absolutely love the ride.

The yellow Turbo saddle was a big splurge being an NOS example, I picked it up last year in the fall. Kinda the icing on the cake I think

I’m lucky enough to own some great retro MTB bikes. All the bikes I dreamt about BITD. This romax tops them all though. It really ticks every box and then some

 

[Canuckbiker]

Finished build spec:

Frame: 1988 Brodie romax (Frame # 278 18.5” Tange MTB 4130 Tubing)
Fork: Brodie fillet brazed unicrown

Headset: Deore XT HP-M735
Stem: Brodie TIG ICR 140mm
Handlebar: Unbranded black aluminum
Grips: WTB Trail

Front Brake: Deore XT BR-M732 Canties
Rear Brake: Deore XT BR-M731 U Brake c/w Brodie booster
Brake Pads: Scott Mathauser Super brake
Brake Levers: Dia Compe SS-5

Shifters: Deore XT SL-M732
Front Derailleur: Deore XT FD-M735
Rear Derailleur: Deore XT RD-M732
Cassette: Shimano CS-HG41 11-28
Chain: KMC
Cranks: Deore XT FC-M730
Crank Bolts: Titanium
Chainrings: Suntour
Chainring bolts: Shimano Dura Ace Alloy
Bottom Bracket: Deore XT BB-UN71
Pedals: Suntour XC 9000

Hub Skewers: Deore XT
Rims: Wolber AT 18 (32H)
Hubs: Shimano XT FH-M732 (rear) HB-M730 (front)
Tires: Rockstar Sierra 26x2.1"
Tubes: Maxxis Ultralight

Saddle: Selle Italia Turbo 85'
Seatpost: Deore XT 27.0

Weight: 26 lbs

 

[mk one]

nice job, great result!

 

[romanrinos]

Really lovely restoration and great to see that the original paint scheme was kept in play. Love the build spec list too.

 

[Spanky22b]

That's a bike of the month winner straight away, lovely looking Brodie

 

[KayOs]

It's finished and I love it

I waited a week before shooting the clearcoat after laying down the base coats, a good idea to ensure the base coat was fully cured and it was also nice to have a few days to carefully add small touch ups to the original red paint where there were some paint chips (top, seat & down tubes).

Personally, I find shooting the clear coat very stressful, it’s not hard to make mistakes which could cause thoughts of starting over if your picky. Fortunately, I got through clearing the frame and I’m satisfied with the results, not perfect but acceptable. I found clearing the stem and fork last year so much easier (for obvious reasons), I find frames a lot tougher being an amateur armed with a rattle to get every surface even, etc.

So after a few days of the clear coat curing I tried my hand at cut polishing some areas which received less paint and were lacking that smooth texture the thicker areas had with pretty decent results I think. Overall, I’m very happy with the finished frame paint results.

This 18.5” frame shares the same geometry of the 18” catalogue spec, compared to my previous 19” brodie climbMax it has a shorter top tube and wheelbase, I’m not a very tall dude so the fit is much better. I absolutely love the ride.

The yellow Turbo saddle was a big splurge being an NOS example, I picked it up last year in the fall. Kinda the icing on the cake I think

I’m lucky enough to own some great retro MTB bikes. All the bikes I dreamt about BITD. This romax tops them all though. It really ticks every box and then some

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Awesome bike and build! Very nice work!
I agree with you 100% in regards to clear coat. I messed up all my frames at the first try so far.

 

[Retro_Roy]

well done. but i wouldn't have expected anything less from you.
this is now one of my favorite romaxs out there.

 

[GeneralOsik]

It really ticks every box and then some

And then some indeed! It's gorgeous! What a bike, and what a build, great job!

 

[Prodigal Son]

Brilliant. So good. I have the same brake levers on one of my rides and feel they lack the power i find w shimano levers. Otoh it's too new for 1988 but that's minor