Not only a story well worth telling but a story well told from the man who created it. Nothing short of excellent.

Flip, That's hilarious . A safety meeting where a herb was involved..🤣

The best hour I've spent on KZread ever! Thanks Paul and Mitch that was an exceptional insight into your career as a forefather of mountain biking

Wonderful video. I’m past 65, have started and owned several businesses, achieving moderate success at best, but learned early on that with small businesses and startups, “survival is a passing grade”. Bravo to anybody who has put their heart and soul in a venture and can make it to old age with a smile

Hi Paul, this is Justin from the Gasflux Company. I wanted to say hello and thank you for giving us your story!

Thank you so much for taking the time to produce this excellent video (whilst probably not feeling your best) and for saving all the supporting documents/photos that went into it. This is a very thoughtful, detailed, and important document (a gift, really) for historians of cycling-especially mountain biking. I’ve been following your channel avidly for many moons now, and while this video is all storytelling and no shop-action, I think it’s perhaps the most engaging of the lot! Well done and please, keep up the great work. Thanks too to Mitch! From what I’ve gleaned from all these great videos, they probably would not have happened were it not for your friendship with Mitch.

Such an inspiring story Paul! I'm 43 and still pretty much a garage builder waiting for my "big break", stories like this keep me going. I love the work you do in all of the videos and I appreciate how much time and work it took to acquire the skills and work ethic. This with just the right amount of eyeballing creates the perfect content.

You may not understand the benefit and enjoyment we get from knowing the 'real story'. The documenting of your journey makes Brodie fans richer by knowing the background of what and when regarding Brodie bikes. Great story, thanks so much!

So many people have beaten me to the punch, on thanking you for this wonderful wonderful video. The history that you just provided is unbelievable. I came across your channel because of your motorcycle builds and machining knowledge. I come from a family of machinists and you inspire me every time I see a video from you.

This story deserves to be taught in Canadian business schools. Thank you for sharing with the world!

This is pure gold. You could have made it three hours and I'd still have watched it in one sitting. Thank you

What a great and informative session Paul. I'm glad you did this, for the record. It's fantastic we have this type of venue to tell the stories. I only wish our grandparents could have done this way back when, telling stories of the families and their histories. So much is lost, when they were trying to tell us as youngsters, and we weren't ready to listen, and by the time we were, they were gone, and so were those stories. Thank you for this.

I haven't watched television for at least 15 years, my evenings are spent watching KZread. I can't begin to imagine how many videos I have watched during this time but this one is without doubt one of the best ever and I'm not particularly interested in bicycles! Thank you for your story Paul and good luck for the future.

I got into DH mountain biking about a dozen years ago. On the weekends we would make the hour or so trip to a lift serviced mountain in Northern New Jersey called Mt Creek. Every so often someone would roll up with Brodie - what a unicorn! The bikes were probably over a decade old at that time but people would gather round and admire the outstanding quality and tech of these handmade machines. Paul, you are really a legend - thanks for the stories!

“ A person who never made a mistake has never tried nothing new” ,,,,Albert Einstein Love your work Mr Brodie.

You look and sound great, Paul! I hope for a speedy recovery for you. Thank you for sharing your story, amazing to see and hear.

Paul Brodie you are a legend! I rode for Brodie under Rodger, Phil and Bruce Spicer from mid nineties to 2001and was proud to represent the Brodie Name!! Also loved trials riding with you!!! Love you brother!!!

Thanks for the ride thru time Paul. In 1985/86 era I had grown up around auto racing and never seen a mountain bike and came across one at a local store. It was on the end of a rack back in a corner like an outcast. Only one in the store and looked like nothing else there. Royce Union was the manufacturer, and it came home with me. Now going on fourth years later I still have it in my garage. It is still ridable and when I need to visit my youth, I pump up the tires and go for a ride

You made my day Mr. Brodie! Thanks to you and Mitch for this lovely hours' history lesson. Didn't know about how influential you were on bike design, that only 4000 Brodie frames were ever created and the gatorblade was only 180 dollars. I was a poor student back then and I could only lust after your bikes , drooling over the magazines.

I became friends w your nephew Ernesto several years ago in Arizona.