Brooklyn Machine Works

Definitely need new wheels for mine after realising how much heavier they made my brooklyn compared to yours!

I don't think there's much you can do by swapping wheels alone.

I managed pretty well previously to get it down to 8.8kg by simply swapping the fork from the 1.2kg Clusterfork to a 350g carbon Easton CX fork It also got a pair of brakes, so in theory, 8.4kg is doable).

It used to have Open Pro laced to those rear generic cartridge bearing hubs and road front hubs (both 32h), oh and stupidly skinny 23mm tyres.

Perhaps Archetype in 32h and the Kinesis CX fork should make a very noticable difference, I think just swapping the fork is probably the cheapest way of dropping 500-600g easily (have to be the Kinesis as it got the same a-t-c as Brooklyn's own).

No-one expects gangstas to be light, wouldn't bother ever changing the fork.
Just surprised my mavic a719 36h wheels made such a difference when comparing to another brooklyn.

I'll probably just chuck my ellipses on occasionally on sunny days.

They're 36 holes?? cripe, that's not gonna break in your lifetime.

If you're dead set on no braking surface - 29ers rim.

Yours was a short right?

Vdub conventions are great! The people are weird tho

There's much discussion on wheels here.

I know that the frames aren't going to win a weightweenies award, but will the wheels made that much of a significant difference?

Like those rims Chas from Mash had on his Histo' Clicky look ideal for light tough brakeless wheels?

Not really, however you can tell a difference in stiffness.

Yup, or the Alpha 340 if you wish to run a higher pressure tyres (8o+psi).

I don't really know anything about wheels other than the aesthetics.

1) First set for first fixed bike came from @Hobo which came fromthe Bianchi of a certain @Crispin_Glover. These are still in existence and went from my bike to the missus' bike and are still used regularly by the old man.
2) Next came some H+Son's on Paul Components which @dogsballs built. These are currently in the Middle East adorning the IndyFabs.
3) Next came some Wolber Profil on DA7600 which both @laner and @DoktorPepe have owned. Not too sure where I got them though, but they're in the UK on my Kalavinka.
4) Road wheels were Mavics on Ultegra that came on the bike. They're obviously still on the road bike.

Haven't really given much thought to how light they need to be though.

They'll obviously have to be fairly robust, although my days of giving it the Danny MacAskill's are long gone.

Archetype, reasonably light, nice and wide for 28mm+ tyres, and very tough.

Santa Fixie have some nice wheelset for a reasonable price.

Velocity a23's come with no braking surface to, got some on Steamroller, those Stans look better though.

And hubs? Always fancied Chubs.

I'm wary on A23 as they're not exactly strong, flex a fair bit and take ages to true.

black Mack low flange to 20mm u shaped carbon clinchers 24/20 black spokes, gold nipples that match the gold BMW decal on matte black frame with raw forks .. because middle east

Go for it, TBH hubs make very little difference after those generic cartridge track hubs (on-one, system ex, amboriso etc.), so go for what you like, it is your bike after all.

This is a bike that'll remain in the UK though.

The Middle East is having enough trouble coming to terms with people riding bikes.

Cheers Ed. Just always faniced them, that's all.

Yeh man.
Like theyre rad bikes. Had i had the money id have kept it but at the time needed to pay rent more than have a fixiefamous bike.
It did fit honestly but wanted something lighter.

Maybe one day. We'll see

you will fold one day and get another haha

Do it do it

Nr 3 came from James Pistoffski originaly if I'm correct, used to be on his yellow Look.

Correctamundo.

I bought a lot from him.

As we all did.

He's the village's bicycle.