The Pinecone is the brand-new, all-steel, all-terrain bike from Brother Cycles. Its design takes clear inspiration from the retro mountain bikes of the ’80s and ’90s – which we’ve found ourselves increasingly drawn to in recent years — blended with some modern features to create our ultimate do-it-all bike. Sure, the Pinecone makes a great pub bike, but put your faith in it and you’ll discover a surprisingly capable all-terrain machine that’ll keep you smiling in the saddle all day long.Complete Brakes

At 440mm the chainstays are short and nimble enough to get loose on the trails whilst still being nice and planted for longer rides. This pairs perfectly with a 70 degree head angle, just the right amount of slack for varied riding and terrain. We’ve constructed the Pinecone out of skinny chromo steel tubing, to avoid it being overly stiff, which has been heat treated to make it ‘Extra Tough’. This gives the frame a perfect amount of flex – the Pinecone has a super fun and forgiving feel on rough surfaces. Finally, quick release dropouts, a 1 1/8 headtube and relatively level top tube add to the Pinecone’s retro feel.

To make the Pinecone as versatile and useful as possible there are also some modern touches – features that you won’t find when riding a 30 year old mtb. Most notably it’s designed to run 650b wheels with tyre clearance up to 2.6″ (depending on your brake setup) and   can take both rim and disc brakeBrake Pads. The thinking behind this is simple, v-brakes are great, we love them and there are plenty of really good second hand options out there. That being said, you can’t argue with the strength and reliability of disc brakes; so the Pinecone has attachment points for both. Another benefit of disc brakes, is that you can technically run whatever wheel size you want – 700c or 26″, no problem.