Brooklyn Machine Works

but they do look sweet unlimited bank account and i'd have one in the collection no two ways about it

asm Steamrollers are like £300 from Wiggle (with forks). I thought this bike would be in the Surly, Soma price range, maybe a bit more, but £750 is going it some. Love the forks on em though.

Oh, I didn't know that. There made in the U.S. then? I'm beginning to like this more and more.

Just checking, The famous San Francisco, SOMA (South Of Market Area) Fabrications, are produced in Taiwan, I believe.

Soma are built in Taiwan: http://www.somafab.com/faq.html#twn

No way! ;)

Thanks tommo, i reckon that guy bought the complete bike from surly direct. £300 isnt bad... but i need a full bike for that price, not just the frame. on the plus side i have (possibly) a frame for £50, so in theory i have £250 - 300 for everything else minus frame, forks, bb and seatpost. If everything on the frame works. which i very much doubt.

Somas are nice, but every time I look at one I get put off by their logo. If they were a heavy metal band it would work but...

scott not scot they're about £750 for frame and fork.

Its $750 on the US site!

Website It is a strong NYC messenger-tough frame, and it’s made with 4130 US stream line

Hmm? laidback angles and low BB?. Bet it weighs a ton too.

You can get a whole lotta custom built frame for 750squids.

asm, you can get a new Fuji track for £300, ready to roll, but there not great bikes. Buying something second hand for about £300 is best value for money.

Ooops. Sorry, didn't mean to knock your bike (didn't read the thread properly).
Let me retract the above and say "Not for me".

I think with this case its a bit of each to their own.
Some people will like it, some people won't.
I would love one as a city bike, although I don't think I will ever own one as £750 gets you a whole lot of other bike.

One thing that is wrong is the name, "Gangsta TRACK", I can just immagine the German pursuit team on them now.
It does sound a lot better then "Gangsta Fixed", but why not just "Gangsta"?

Coz just "gangsta" doesn't cash in on the track/fixed trend enough. :)

True Hippy, "Gansta Fix", sounds good and its closer to the truth.

For £750 i'd buy custom to be honest. Plus I like running a front brake on the street.

"Gangsta" is not what i would name a track bike.
it just sounds a bit silly

^fair enough mate! you obviously love your bike, i just dont like the way the top bar is angled and the massive gap between the forks and the front wheel, maybe if i tried one i would change my mind

Well said Scott not scot, Ahmen.

£750? is that how much you paid for it in pounds or in dollars? (seeing that according to the BMW website it's $775).

I'm actually interested in the Gangsta, just needed to grab quite a handful of information on it, hence reviving this topic.

To be honest I'm with Scott on this one, they look like sweet as frames, love to try one out!! Everyones perfectly happy to spend more then £700 on a second-hand dented, rusty NJS frame and then they justify it by noting everything about it that makes the Brooklyn's special, handbuilt with love and care in a small workshop by some guy who has devoted his life to making excellent bicycles...Don't be a hypocrite just 'cause it looks a little different to your Track bike...

Always been a fan BMW MTBs. The only issue I have with this bike is a back-sloping top tube, but it looks hella fun to ride

Plus that's a frame that's going to last a loooooooooong time

They should do a version with cantilever bosses then it would make a cools single speed / fixed cross bike too as there is clearance for cross tyres (I think from memory of Scot's). I like it but then again I like strange things e.g Object.

<3 you too Tommy.