Brooklyn Machine Works

https://www.instagram.com/p/BkX0btBnZbm/?igshid=1f05njv7uotyp

That's my setup for mtb. 26" mavic crossmax wheel, max 1.9 tyres fit. Front compensated dmr fork with disc, or fox.
Front brake only, but good fun.
Spread those dropouts to fit 135mm is no trouble

Got few different setup for the gangsta.

Crankset: omnium 48t/50t or sram force 42t
Rear cog is 20ss, 18fixed

Forks:
V1 fork brakeless
Carbon canti with 700c wheels fixed
Dmr compensated, 700c or 26"mtb
Fox, 26" wheels

Rear:
700c fixed
26" ss or 9spd

My front wheel 700c has disc and rim together, so one wheel fits all fork despite being ugly.

My fav frame has it can handle different configuration

EDIT: https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/dmr-chain-tugs-mech-hanger/rp-prod249
that part to fit a derailleur

Do you mean you prise a 135mm rear wheel in, works fine, take it out, goes back to 120mm?

absolutely straight to 120mm, no 121 or more. chainstays are super tough

Ideally having one hub with open bearing and swap cones for thinner one would be ideal, but no possible on crossmax

Cool.

The current iteration of my V2. Bontrager fork, 27.5x1.5 tyres, Dia-Compe bmx rear brake, 38x18 ss, 660 bars.

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that's awesome, love that you can fit 27.5 wheels with enough clearance at the back, my v1 doesn't.

Is the rear brake attached with a plate?

No, the V2 has a brake bridge. Which'll make it harder to spread, I guess.

forgot about that difference with the v2

nice pompino

Don't understand why people with a Gangsta try and make it not a Gangsta. Am I missing something here?

Agreed

I don’t. The versatility is part of the attraction. I am sure the BMW people would approve of that bike.

a pompino can be a gangsta and a pompino though

In that case I might sell mine then.

waits for 'sorry but thats NOTHING like a gangsta'

trying to find the video where John from Brooklyn talks about how they were designed to be super versatile, the v4 video shows that Austin guy riding through some woods on a Canti braked v4.

That first one is great

Yes they are versatile (maybe) but they are also £1000 frameset

Seems a bit mad to make it not what it's designed for, horses for courses I suppose

Haha yeah I agree making it an mtb is a tad far, wouldn't do it to mine

For sale in Japan

It’s just the frame btw, not the parts..

Super versatile but no bottle mounts. Sure.

Don't get me wrong, they're super fun bikes and I had a great time with the one I owned. But versatile they are not.

Would love it, but need another bike like a hole in the head.