Somethin cheap to turn to a SS...ya, that plan always works

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Searching through kijij to find something cheap to turn into a single speed, I came across this Brodie Catalyst in the next town. Wife preggers, bike's gotta go, yadda yadda yadda. Met the guy, hummed and hawed. Price kept going down with every haw. ;) Picked it up for way less than I had figured.

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Finally finished, and I don't want to know what I spent. I went for (as my buddy is fond of saying) black on black with black accents.

Build list

Frame: Brodie Catalyst
Fork: Brodie unicrown
Headset: King
Stem: Race Face
Handlebar: Ritchey Pro
Grips: Oury BMX
Barends: not in my lifetime
Brakes: Avid Tr-Align II
Brake Pads: Kool Stop slimline - ceramic
Brake Cables: generic
Cantilever cable hangers: (f) tektro (r) custom
Brake Levers: Avid Ultimate Black-Ops
Shifters: none
Front Derailleur: none
Rear Derailleur: none
Derailleur Cables:
Cassette: none
Chain: 1/8" BMX
Cranks: Shimano 300 - powder coated black
Crank Bolts: Shimano
Chainrings: Sinz
Chainring bolts: generic BMX - black
Bottom Bracket: Shimano UN-71
Pedals: Shimano DX platforms
Hub Skewers: Shimano XT
Rims: Mavic 117 SUP Ceramic
Hubs: (f) Syncros (r) Shimano DX BMX
Nipples: steel
Spokes: DT - black
Tyres: Bontrager Select semi slicks
Tubes: Norco
Saddle: Selle Italia Flite
Seatpost: Thomson
Seatpost Binder: Brodie collar
Weight: don't care

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The modern frame is V brake only. Had to make my own hanger. We're not busy at work at the moment....

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Spent way to much money for what it is, but it's an evil looking little thing, and fun to ride.

*UPDATE*

Swapped out brakes/levers for Avid Tri-Align II canti/Avid Ultimate Black-Ops levers combo and Ritchey Pro bars. Avid listed Tri-Align II brakes as coming in black, but in all my years, have never seen any. Found a set of NOS red and a set of NOS blue ones, stripped the anodizing off them, and had then custom anodized flat black to match the Black-Ops levers.

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What a transformation :eek: that looks amazing :cool:
 
Like it a lot , very similar visually to my explosif . Ie small and mostly black :LOL:

You've just got to love the DX pedal , had to stop using the real ones years ago due to the high cost and the damage :(
 
Thats a great looking bike. Think I'd be after a shorter stem but the rest looks spot on! Oh and the hangar looks amazing.
 
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