2008 Brodie Bikes
Wednesday, August 29th, 2007
Brodie has been doing their thing for 22 years. They’ve introduced some new technology this year to their lineup and have completely revamped all of their hardtail offerings. See inside for their 2008 Bikes.
Rat: The youth has spoken. And we have listened. 2007 will be remembered as the year of the Rat, and we’ve worked hard to top it. We’ve streamlined and distilled the line to its raw essence. Heathen and Cretin have new frames this year with new gusseting under the downtube. As well, Heathen upgrades to a rear disk brake, while the winning spec on Cretin moves to a tried and true Marzocchi DJ2 with rebound adjustment, a hydraulic rear brake and comes down in price.
Brodie Cretin (more 2008 Brodie Bikes)
Descension: What a difference a year makes! Diablo, Damien and Devo had a great season, and have proven their reliability but their performance as well with numerous podiums in Canada and the US, and are on their way to the World Championships. All three frames return unchanged. With more Syncros and the addition of Crank Brothers pedals, the bling factor continues to rise! Dissident returns to satisfy the demands of skilled park riders across North America. With all the versatility and durability of a Swiss Army Knife, the 6†bikes are back from the fat farm… Now equipped with the finest suspension offerings from Marzocchi and RockShox, check out the FULL XT equipped 33lb Zealot.
Brodie Devo (more 2008 Brodie Bikes)
Hardass: We’ve updated our signature hard-tails this year with our new Brodie Custom Select Shaped FR tubing. Like the XC oriented versions, these precision tube-sets allow us to maintain strength while eliminating some welding. The geometry has also been tweaked for 08 with longer top tubes for more room and a dramatically new dropped and reinforced top tube for greater stand-over clearance. The Bruzza and new Holeshot share a beautifully manipulated frame, complete with new forged yokes that make for a 2.4 lb lighter frame than in 07. These bikes have evolved from big-huck hard-tails to classic North Shore freeride trail bikes, for those fans of the K.I.S.S principle.
Brodie Bruzza (more 2008 Brodie Bikes)
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Previous Coverage
August 29th, 2007 at 2:16 pm
It’s about time Brodie shaved some beef off the hardass frames. They were a little unimpressive in person this year.
I might have to get a new holeshot frame, mine is a tad short, but so much fun to ride
did they tweak the Zealot geo at all?
August 29th, 2007 at 3:22 pm
The Zealot geo is the same, but stems are shorter this year. The only other change is a 34.9 OD seattube.
A
October 1st, 2007 at 2:53 pm
Do you know what color the new Diablo will be?
October 4th, 2007 at 5:08 pm
I’ll answer my own question: it’s blood red and beautiful.
August 10th, 2008 at 9:15 pm
i have a bruzza and i luv it
November 20th, 2008 at 12:48 am
I have the 08 Devo and LOVE it, fantastic bike. Did 3 weeks in Whistler, and the rest of the season all over Utah, where I live, and Jackson WY. It’s definitely not the lightest bike, but it’s strong and stiff. The low bottom bracket corners like a MF, feels very solid and suspension is glued to the ground.
Me likey!
Dave.