Step onto the Brodie Zealot and you immediately feel the power behind
it. Brodie has carefully selected an ideal parts list for this do it
all frame. Shimano has supplied the bike with their line of XT wheels,
hubs, brakes, derailleurs, shifters and cranks to give the Zealot
superior braking while still staying buttery smooth and light weight.
Now, we see XT and think cross country, or All Mountain at best.
However one ride on your local downhill trail will send your mind into
a different direction. Under the heaviest conditions of braking, and
even in the wet the XT hydraulic system gives you amazing modulation
and quick stops, while the wheels keep you surprisingly confident in
anything the trail may throw your way. Along with this bomb proof set
up in disguise Brodie has equipt their piece of bicycling art with a
Marzocchi 55 to handle the big stuff with ease. At no point during your
ride will you feel uneasy about riding the Zealot.
Added to the superior parts list, you will find the Zealot a dream to
pedal, even under heavy pedaling situations the Zealot feels and
handles like a hardtail, but is not afraid to get airborn.
Whether
its a back country ride or a rip down an Ontario Cup course the Zealot
is ready and waiting to be ridden hard, offering you great pedaling and
amazing control that this rider could not get enough of.
To sum up Brodie has carefully designed a bike that can easily take on whatever a
rider wishes to throw its way and take on any build you can imagine.
Take the Zealot through flat sections, rock gardens, slippery corners,
steep hillclimbs and sharp decents and it will handle it all with ease
and comfortability that makes you question its All Mountain persona.
And to wrap it all up Brodie has finished the Zealot off with an eye
popping yet almost stealth paint job that shimmers in the sun.
here a is a Video by Brian Hunt on this trail machine takig some DH terrain .
Since this bike seems to take well to light DH we have pimped one for dh in Ontario, we swaped the xt cranks for a set of saint with and e13 lg1 chainguide and a single 36 tooth ring, changed the bars and pedals to some white ns bikes stuff, we'll update on it.
