TokyoFixedGear - New in!

"the race link remains one of the best downhill frames ever made"

with a long list of frames ahead of it in the queue. like orange, intense and iron horse to name a few. has a BMW ever won a world championship/cup? they are not the only manufacturer to have ideas about chain growth/pivot position and axle path, todays downhill bikes are lighter and faster and dare i say it better.

nice bikes and i like some of the thinking behind them but i wouldn't hold them in the same esteem as others, but then i don't know the owner. :-)

Now lets look at the quantity of orange and intense frames out there compared to race links....and more to the point the number of broken ones.
A perfect example is Mark Weightman...he broke at least 15 frames before he got his brooklyn...including several intense frames...he then proceeded to win the european downhill championships on his 57lb TMX ahead of ALL the oranges and intenses.
How many world cup/championships have ever been won by a non sponsored rider?...and brooklyn can't afford to sponsor.
Lighter isn't better if they break more often...and a lot of privateers can't afford to replace them often...i know Mark sure got sick of it.