18 years of Brodie:
Paul Brodie, manufacturing custom steel hardtails, started
Brodie Research and Technology in 1986. The hard-core mountain
bike was a different beast than it is now, and Brodie frames
were soon sought after in western Canada and the US, then
in Europe, particularly Germany. Early frames were the climbMax,
sovereign, eXpresso and romax.
The hand built eXpresso and sovereign models are still
available.
CyberSport Ltd. assumed the worldwide distribution of Brodie
bicycles in 1994. At this time five production models were
offered as complete bikes, and the model lineup has expanded
each year since. Production of aluminum models started appearing
in 1998 and in 1999 the Holeshot was redesigned. The Holeshot
with Easton Rad tubing, hydraulic disc brakes and chunky
wheels with big tires was the first burly hardtail with
a big fork that many people had ever seen. Although Brodie
originally had been known as a custom, hand built cromoly
steel hardtail company, we were fast becoming better known
for our high performance bikes in all categories.
We worked at designing, building and testing Scandium prototypes
frames for two years before offering three models in 2001,
the Rodie, Spark and Sauce. Although expensive, Scandium
is a technically advanced material with many attributes
to build bicycles with.
Brodie started designing/producing full suspension bikes
in 1995, with the original Brodie ‘Libido’.
Bikes like the “69’er”, Thumper, Diablo,
Devo and Sauce followed and for 2003 the 9 Ball replaces
the 8 Ball and the Demon is a totally new model.
Brodie is small bicycle company with a staff having varied
cycling backgrounds in Cross Country, Downhill, Freeride,
Touring/Commuting and Road Racing. As we approach our 20th
year of designing bicycles we’ll continue to offer
interesting bikes tailored to their intended use and within
most rider’s budget. |