Berria has entered the cushy tail marketplace (yep – it’s a factor now), and its refigured Bravo seems to have sufficient compliance to take the brink off for many cross-country racing. The 2024 version has been utterly made over with up to date geometry, 110mm of entrance shuttle, and fashions starting from race in a position to reasonably priced.

What’s a cushy tail?

For the ones unfamiliar with the phrase, a cushy tail is a hardtail mountain motorbike with a micro quantity of suspension and not using a surprise. Suppose 10-30mm of energetic suspension, with a excessive call for at the body’s herbal flexion. 

What makes the Berria Bravo other? 

Softex Carbon Flex Keep watch over; Berrias’ new rear suspension machine, which takes good thing about the managed flex of Berrias TIBIA seatpost (14mm of shuttle) and an energetic rear finish (any other 14mm of shuttle), giving compliance in various portions of the journey enjoy.

The rear suspension employs flexing chainstays that take in path comments and gives suspension, giving the rider the advantages of a twin suspension with out the burden. Berria tuned the rear suspension of the Bravo to be very energetic, supporting each full-on race wishes and marathon ambitions. 

The mixed seatpost and body suspension gives 28mm of overall “shuttle,” which hits a candy spot for many XC riders to get them again on a hardtail. Plus, whilst you see the burden — chances are you’ll alternate your thoughts too! 

Berria Bravo Comfortable Tail — Body Building 

Berria got down to make a body with sufficient suspension to make a distinction however now not sufficient to tip the size. Each choices of the Bravo body function high-modulus carbon. The flagship Bravo BR weighs in at 999g and is made from Toray T700, T800, and T1000 fibers, sometimes called HM3X carbon. 

This actual mixture of fibers driven the stiffness to weight in vital spaces of the body. The fibers run unidirectionally and build up the lateral stiffness and function of the motorbike.

The usual Bravo (non-BR) body is built with HM2X carbon, which mixes Toray T700 and T800 fibers. The HM2X nonetheless supplies a really perfect journey however with a body of one,270g at a slight weight penalty. 

Berria Bravo Comfortable Tail Geometery

The brand new Bravo gives up to date modern XCO race geometery that are supposed to go well with maximum cross-country riders. The brand new Bravo has brief 430mm chainstays — 7mm shorter than the former model giving up to date maneuverability within the twisty path sectors and a bit of extra snap off the road.

The designers additionally slacked the headtube perspective to 67.5° ( about 1.6° more than the former) and added a 110mm shuttle fork to the longer wheelbase. The fork and headtube are compatible a single-diameter steerer tube at each ends, 1-1/2″ – 1-1/2″, for better stiffness within the entrance of the body. The brand new Bravo additionally makes use of inside cable routing throughout the headset.

The brand new Bravo is designed for all cross-country disciplines and XCO riders of various using kinds. Consequently, it will possibly accommodate tires as much as 2.40″ because of a beneficiant tire clearance within the chainstays and seat remains.

Pricing and Availability

The Berria Bravo is avidly in 4 other fashions, from entry-level Bravo 5 to a complete race spec Bravo 7 with SRAM Eagle 12-spd. 

4 specs of the Bravo are to be had at release, with costs ranging from €2,399 to €5,599. (US Pricing coming quickly) 

For more info in regards to the Berria Bravo, talk over with: berriabikes.com/es/bravo-2024