Prototype. The word sends shivers of excitement down any mountain biker’s spine. Often shrouded in secrecy, word of a new bike in development passes through the community in whispers or in the dark corners of internet forums, while we wait for details to drop via the inevitable, hyped-up press release.
Brazn bikes has taken a different approach —no surprises for a company built around being bold and doing things differently. Their eye-catching white-and-blue pre-production trail bike has been out on the trails for all to see, eliciting longing stares.
The Christchurch-based company may be a new name in the mountain-biking world, but it calls on more than 25 years of experience and expertise in high-end design and carbon fibre manufacturing from its sister company, Dynamic Composites.
Both outfits are owned and run by Milton Bloomfield. Since establishing Dynamic Composites in 1997, Milton has focused on tackling design challenges that other outfits consider too tough to crack. This ethos has resulted in an impressive resume that includes designing and building high-performance carbon track bikes and other sports equipment for Olympians, parts for Team New Zealand's America’s Cup race boats, and components
