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• #2652
There is also a Tour Boro frame available on:
http://brooklynmachineworks.com/products/tour-boroDesigned around the street save geometry of the Gangster Track
$950
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• #2654
the brooklyn machine works are working on a third generation Gangster now but it will be a while till they are available...
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• #2655
info?
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• #2656
Wrote them an e-mail about gangsta frames. Got a reply that they are sold out in most of the places and wrote about the info above..
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• #2657
There is also a Tour Boro frame available on:
brooklynmachineworks.com/products/tour-boroIt's going to be a major pain if you get a rear puncture.
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• #2658
the tour boro looks kinda stupid with those gear hangers, also quite heavy for a road bike and who else needs the custer fork for touring? don't get it.
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• #2659
The cluster fork is way too stiff to Wanna tour with!
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• #2660
Nobody is forcing you to use Cluster fork, if you don't want to, I really don't see what is the problem here.
I found Gangsta is a perfect commuter, and something like Tour Boro would be tempting as a touring bike with a nice CX carbon fork of choice.Seems like people come here to moan how much they hate BMW. Don't like it? Look away! Plenty of threads/bikes to bitch about.
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• #2661
tetchy much...
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• #2662
I'm still waiting for someone to start Brockley Machine Works. With all the demand on here, it seems like a no-brainer. :)
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• #2663
i reckon this looks like it's be more fun as a street bike than a brklss gangsta
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• #2664
Probably worth noting too that the frame is not actually supplied with the mech hanger attachment - you could just run it single speed with a singleator.
I don't think the bike looks that great but it'd probably be fun to ride and certainly a little more robust than a similar offering from another brand. -
• #2665
It's got track ends though so you wouldn't need a singleator. I think it's pretty cool and I'll probably end up building something similar.
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• #2666
yep no need for singleator with the track ends. looks good as potential do it ALL frame
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• #2667
there seems to be one mount for mudguards near the track ends but no rack mounts anywhere. Is it for backpack track bike touring?
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• #2668
I love some of the BMW stuff but thats just a heavy hybrid.
Interested to see gangsta v3 though
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• #2669
I was more referring to the fact it has 135mm rear spacing
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• #2672
Dibs Panasonic then
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• #2673
this is just weird. i have no idea why would anyone buy a bmw hybrid.
all the good things about V1 are gone, made in brkln, V1 fork..
also gone: RADNESS
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• #2674
they are maybe getting old at the shop in brooklin
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• #2675
I reckon they're just focusing a bit more on function. You look at that frame and think about one of their main riders, Austin Horse; his is modified so it can do tours, sscx, brakeless, the lot. This, in terms of function and do it-allness reminds me of the new cinelli steel bike
It's a boomerang.