Berria has entered the delicate tail market (yep – it’s a factor now), and its refigured Bravo appears to have sufficient compliance to take the sting off for many cross-country racing. The 2024 version has been fully revamped with up to date geometry, 110mm of entrance journey, and fashions starting from race able to inexpensive.
What’s a delicate tail?
For these unfamiliar with the phrase, a delicate tail is a hardtail mountain bike with a micro quantity of suspension with out a shock. Suppose 10-30mm of lively suspension, with a excessive demand on the body’s pure flexion.
What makes the Berria Bravo totally different?
Softex Carbon Flex Management; Berrias’ new rear suspension system, which takes benefit of the managed flex of Berrias TIBIA seatpost (14mm of journey) and an lively rear finish (one other 14mm of journey), giving compliance in various elements of the journey expertise.
The rear suspension employs flexing chainstays that take up path suggestions and provides 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 lively, supporting each full-on race wants and marathon ambitions.
The mixed seatpost and body suspension provides 28mm of complete “journey,” which hits a candy spot for many XC riders to get them again on a hardtail. Plus, if you see the burden — you may change your thoughts too!
Berria Bravo Mushy Tail — Body Development
Berria got down to make a body with sufficient suspension to make a distinction however not sufficient to tip the dimensions. Each choices of the Bravo body function high-modulus carbon. The flagship Bravo BR weighs in at 999g and is constructed from Toray T700, T800, and T1000 fibers, also referred to as HM3X carbon.
This explicit mixture of fibers pushed the stiffness to weight in essential areas of the body. The fibers run unidirectionally and improve the lateral stiffness and efficiency of the bike.
The usual Bravo (non-BR) body is constructed with HM2X carbon, which mixes Toray T700 and T800 fibers. The HM2X nonetheless supplies an awesome journey however with a body of 1,270g at a slight weight penalty.
Berria Bravo Mushy Tail Geometery
The brand new Bravo provides up to date progressive XCO race geometery that ought to go well with most cross-country riders. The brand new Bravo has brief 430mm chainstays — 7mm shorter than the earlier model giving up to date maneuverability within the twisty path sectors and a bit extra snap off the road.
The designers additionally slacked the headtube angle to 67.5° ( about 1.6° higher than the earlier) and added a 110mm journey fork to the longer wheelbase. The fork and headtube match a single-diameter steerer tube at each ends, 1-1/2″ – 1-1/2″, for higher stiffness within the entrance of the body. The brand new Bravo additionally makes use of inside cable routing by means of the headset.
The brand new Bravo is designed for all cross-country disciplines and XCO riders of various driving types. Consequently, it may accommodate tires as much as 2.40″ because of a beneficiant tire clearance within the chainstays and seat stays.
Pricing and Availability
The Berria Bravo is avidly in 4 totally different fashions, from entry-level Bravo 5 to a whole race spec Bravo 7 with SRAM Eagle 12-spd.
4 specs of the Bravo can be found at launch, with costs ranging from €2,399 to €5,599. (US Pricing coming quickly)
For extra details about the Berria Bravo, go to: berriabikes.com/es/bravo-2024
