40 Years — 1986–2026

Built for
the long way
home.

Paul Brodie started welding steel hardtails in Burnaby, BC in 1986, straight off the bench at Rocky Mountain Bicycles. Forty years later, ChainLine carries the lineup that grew out of that shop — mountain, gravel, road, and urban, built for Canadian roads and worse weather.

Founded
1986, Burnaby BC
Founder
Paul Brodie
Categories
Romax / Explore / b-Road / Urban
Dealer
ChainLine Bikes
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Four ranges.
One shop that stocks them.

Brodie's own naming, not a marketing template. Pick a lane below.

A sample of the lineup ChainLine has on the floor and can order in. Full catalog has more.

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Why Brodie

One shop. One sloping top tube. One very long ripple effect.

Paul Brodie left his frame-building job at Rocky Mountain Bicycles in 1986 and started welding steel hardtails in Burnaby. He's credited as the first to build the sloping top tube that basically every mountain bike still uses. Forty years on, geometry is handled by Bruce Spicer — 13-time Canadian National Champion — and the team is still small enough to know what they're building.

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Frame geometry
Bruce Spicer
Where to buy
ChainLine, in-store & online
Test rides
Book in Kelowna, BC
Team size
~7, still small

Ready to find your Brodie?

ChainLine stocks Brodie in-store and can order any frame or build from the current lineup. Ask us anything before you buy.