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leitch
03-05-2007, 06:15 PM
foe.

Brodie Nemesis - Fox Vanilla R shock.
RS Pike 409 uturn
DT Swiss 6.1FR on dice hoodoo
MRP fusion
Diablous
Serfas Stinger (Ti Rails, 195g.)
Lopes Bling Bling
HFX-9
Shimano Tiagra (soon to be dura ace)
Dura ace cassette
Saint brakes and cranks to come

this thing goes like a rocket. replaced my DH bike, and im stoked with the decision - soo much fun to ride. big shout out to Ben (bdstorer) for the hookup.

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/2462/img41112ba4.jpg

http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/1873/img41432nf2.jpg

PS: sorry for the shit photo, ill take some better ones tomorrow with a bit of daylight
Callan.
03-05-2007, 06:16 PM
its ok, I guess. If you into that kind of thing...(goes and crys in corner:()
eliottman
03-05-2007, 06:16 PM
yeeaaaaah love it!!! looks so nice.. awesome work! :eek:
shiznik
03-05-2007, 06:23 PM
f*ck yeah Leitch, thats awesome!
:)
GravityGuru
03-05-2007, 06:28 PM
Oh god, my D8 just came into the room and saw me looking at this.... Guess i've got some explaining to do
siz
03-05-2007, 06:37 PM
Good one Leitch,..Very sexy!
Gonna race Brendale on it?
leitch
03-05-2007, 06:39 PM
Good one Leitch,..Very sexy!
Gonna race Brendale on it?

hmm i think ill stick to the HT for brendale... but toowoomba, kennilworth and illinbah better be ready for it :p
Chalkie
03-05-2007, 06:42 PM
Awesome bike. You wont be disappointed.

Any one who's envious and wants one for themselves, take a look at my sig :D!

Sorry for the plug :p.
alpinestar12
03-05-2007, 06:47 PM
Flyin'. I'm sure it is a lot funner to ride around than the Norco! Short travel Downhill racing all the way! See you on Sunday!
leitch
03-05-2007, 07:12 PM
Flyin'. I'm sure it is a lot funner to ride around than the Norco! Short travel Downhill racing all the way! See you on Sunday!for sure. this weekend will be racing u19s, but if i get my ass handed to me on a platter i might sandbag expert or sport for the rest of the races :p
gingerbreadman
03-05-2007, 07:17 PM
Very very nice, how much does it weigh, looks very light
Booost
03-05-2007, 07:25 PM
Fuck yeh Andrew looks sweet.
Air shock maybe?
leitch
03-05-2007, 07:28 PM
Air shock maybe?

had a choice between the fox and a manipoo split air shock. chose the fox. will look to upgrade it to a DHX-Air soon.
shred
03-05-2007, 07:29 PM
thats awsome!!! whats the weight??
Booost
03-05-2007, 07:38 PM
Sweet, that thing will be mad shit with a DHX Air.
obi_one
03-05-2007, 07:42 PM
fuck yeah leitch, u got a big dick
that thing is seriously going to boost your sex appeal

with all the love in the world
yours sincerly obi

save the whales
blackjack
03-05-2007, 08:13 PM
shit yea leitch, looks very very very nice. are you still planning to ride t-bar on it?
leitch
03-05-2007, 08:18 PM
shit yea leitch, looks very very very nice. are you still planning to ride t-bar on it?

no, i thought id leave it at the top and run down.
Quintin
03-05-2007, 08:39 PM
ur using it for dh?
leitch
03-05-2007, 08:42 PM
ur using it for dh?

yep :) should be fun
juzzo
03-05-2007, 08:43 PM
pfffffffft stick to your ht fool:p lookin man
CAB
03-05-2007, 08:46 PM
:eek: I WANT ONE!
juzzo
03-05-2007, 08:48 PM
:eek: I WANT ONE!

u gotta have a squid factor of less then 3 to own one of these, leitch just makes it under at a 2.8, un-fortunately for you, your an 8
chuckies_here
03-05-2007, 09:04 PM
Thats such an awsome bike
Uber jelious
Giantrider
04-05-2007, 10:37 AM
thats a sick bike, was it really worth making that massive switch?? I'm thinking of doing similar change as well... but it looks HOT!!
emcgough
04-05-2007, 10:48 AM
That bike appears to have alot of sexual prowess.....
oh, and what cranks are they ;) ?
leitch
04-05-2007, 01:52 PM
oh, and what cranks are they ;) ?
butterfelts. the best cranks around.
Breaka
04-05-2007, 01:58 PM
Nice work Mr Leitch. Massive fan of the short travel duellies.
Will be extra nice when sporting saints cranks and brakes.
Plow King
04-05-2007, 02:44 PM
That's bullshit leitch. I was led to believe it was a Foes. All I get is a sweet Brodie. This is bullshit.

I'm going to cry in the corner and cut myself and write in my diary poems n shit'.

All I ever wanted was a foes.
But instead I get Foes
I get foes from writing poems.
OH NOEZ the poems is not good
Are you kidding ill sell it 2 30 seconds to mars
Ill make millions...
Wait this doesn't ryhme
This brings me to the music video...
What random location should I go to..
MAybe china and we'll make some bullshit 'gift' context up which has nothing to do with gifts it has to do with some fuckwit materialistic emos singing their shit song infront of people who cant even speak the language which is good the chinese because they wont be able to hear any of the shit that dribbles out of their mouths.
alpinestar12
04-05-2007, 02:58 PM
Thats such an awsome bike
Uber jelious

nah, just a cheap version of a Kona Coiler. Leitch, your rocker is upside down and your shock is in the wrong place!
leitch
04-05-2007, 03:11 PM
nah, just a cheap version of a Kona Coiler. Leitch, your rocker is upside down and your shock is in the wrong place!

yeah sorry i need a longer seatpost, too? and an afro...
Breaka
04-05-2007, 03:22 PM
That's bullshit leitch. I was led to believe it was a Foes. All I get is a sweet Brodie. This is bullshit.

I'm going to cry in the corner and cut myself and write in my diary poems n shit'.

All I ever wanted was a foes.
But instead I get Foes
I get foes from writing poems.
OH NOEZ the poems is not good
Are you kidding ill sell it 2 30 seconds to mars
Ill make millions...
Wait this doesn't ryhme
This brings me to the music video...
What random location should I go to..
MAybe china and we'll make some bullshit 'gift' context up which has nothing to do with gifts it has to do with some fuckwit materialistic emos singing their shit song infront of people who cant even speak the language which is good the chinese because they wont be able to hear any of the shit that dribbles out of their mouths.
Vote 1 for the shittest post ever:D
Little T
04-05-2007, 03:51 PM
Awesome bike. It will look much better with saint brakes and cranks. I reckon some white 66's would look pretty nice on that too;)
gleeso
04-05-2007, 04:03 PM
Nice ride mate it will be good to see how you go on it this sunday!! I'm lovin' it!!
leitch
04-05-2007, 04:03 PM
I reckon some white 66's would look pretty nice on that too;)

nah it has really dirt jump-oriented geometry - it feels raked out even with the pikes on 140mm. 150 or 170mm from 66s would be waaay too much travel
Cameo
04-05-2007, 04:22 PM
I want one so bad, looks awesome Andrew. But, alas, being the poor year twelve student that I am, it'll have to wait for a while.
Booost
08-05-2007, 08:26 PM
So, how was the Brodie at Toowoomba?
leitch
08-05-2007, 08:29 PM
So, how was the Brodie at Toowoomba?

awesome, mate. i seriously couldnt be happier. i have never had as much fun riding DH as i did on it on sunday. soo much better than the norco IMO. just needs a shorter stem and a softer spring for me, other than that it was awesome.
longlivedownhill
08-05-2007, 08:29 PM
siiik,but those rims hav FLATSPOTS written all over them,put polished mtx's on em
leitch
08-05-2007, 08:33 PM
siiik,but those rims hav FLATSPOTS written all over them,put polished mtx's on em

polished MTX? ew.. no way in hell.

the rims have been pretty good, only put 2 tiny flat spots in the rear rim, and toowoomba is a really rocky track.
treggs
08-05-2007, 08:49 PM
Another short travel dually convert..... Welcome to the club. Steep techo trails have never been so much fun :D
leitch
08-05-2007, 09:03 PM
Another short travel dually convert..... Welcome to the club. Steep techo trails have never been so much fun :D

yeah haha definitely. seriously the best bike i have owned.
leitch
08-05-2007, 10:16 PM
Angus (big-dropper), i should probably also mention how impressed i was with the Lopes tyres - i've only run one on the front of my HT in the past, but i thought they were awesome on sunday. 2.35 bling blings at tbah, and i didnt wash out once (there was plenty of intentional drift, though :p). they had heaps of cornering grip and plenty of straightline speed. great tyres if you can get your hands on some.
bdstorer
03-06-2007, 01:22 PM
yeah haha definitely. seriously the best bike i have owned.

hmmn, I'll second that by saying it was the most fun bike I ever owned.. Mate post up some action pics if you got em. Also whack up some pics of the bike once your build is complete. Ben
leitch
03-06-2007, 03:52 PM
hmmn, I'll second that by saying it was the most fun bike I ever owned.. Mate post up some action pics if you got em. Also whack up some pics of the bike once your build is complete. Ben

ben ill find a couple of action pics for you, the build has started to slow as the HT is getting some more attention :p

have to qualify my last post (RE: lopes tyres) by saying that despite being good in the dry at toowoomba, they SUCKED in the wet at kennilworth on sunday.. 50 metres into the track and they were so clogged with mud that i had no traction whatsoever. might have to be solely dry weather tyres i think
blackjack
03-06-2007, 05:29 PM
my tires were cloged on the first run down, and they were minions, i hate to think what it was like on lopes tires leitch
bdstorer
04-06-2007, 03:33 PM
(RE: lopes tyres) by saying that despite being good in the dry at toowoomba, they SUCKED in the wet at kennilworth on sunday.. 50 metres into the track and they were so clogged with mud that i had no traction whatsoever. might have to be solely dry weather tyres i think

...totally agree. The Lopes work well in dry conditions, esp over hard pack or rocks.. they even seem alright in dry sandy conditions.. I found I could maintain a controlled drift on them.. but in mud, uh-uh. Nup, they sucked.. but they dont suck as hard as Larssen in mud.. they turn into slicks.