Brooklyn Machine Works

I'm sure he's getting a cut. It's just a real shame things have gone the way they have though as I know Joe had big plans over the years, but things never quite worked out with various planned collabs.
I understand his position completely though. It really sucks your momentum and motivation when you have great ideas and abilities, but certain things seem to conspire against you.
The 'glory days' when Doc was on board and the brand wasn't as well known were awesome though.
The products they were testing, releasing were so unique in style and functionality that they really carved out their own niche.
Unfortunately the sport progressed much more quickly than people expected and people moved away from the super hardcore, heavy hitting bikes, ridden purely for the buzz of it, and the lightweight, racing side of things took over.
I think both Joe and Doc got fed up of slogging away making bikes that required a lot of effort for such a small company to make, but which would ultimately mean that profits would be low.
Anyway... They made some awesome bikes and allowed those lucky enough to own them to have a lot of fun.
I just hope Joe comes back stronger than ever at some point in the future, as he's a sound guy with a lot of passion for riding bikes.

Sad to see what happened to Brooklyn over the years, glad I have one tho.

It's also a shame that Docs company Superco, which he set up after leaving BMW didn't keep going.
The 'Silencer' frame he built was awesome. Especially weight wise compared to the BMW stuff he'd built previously.
Again though, the design was so detailed that it just wasn't commercially viable to produce I assume.
Shame.

friend of mine still rides a superco for dirtjumping. fucking awesome bikes

The fork leg/hub axle interface looks like a handlebar stem?

Awesome bike either way. Something I'd love to try and make my own version of...

The fork was about as basic as you can get. :)
Although it did use a through axle long before most people.

I might try build one with a rigid fork and sus frame. I can always figure out the fork at a later date. I have a Fit s1 that I'm not doing anything with.

The BMW design was deliberately simple so as to keep the form factor of a regular bmx.
The fox air shock I fitted made a big difference to the weight and rideability. The BB pivot position meant it could bob quite a bit with the original coil shock. The air shock sorted that.

There were a couple of companies making bmx suspension forks a few years ago, so you might even be able to find one somewhere.

The BMW design was deliberately simple...

Hold my beer...

Yeah the superco dh frame was amazing looking but they never even had a pre order for them and it was always they were coming they were coming.

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Such an ugly little duckling! Havn't gotten around to trimming the cables yet. Weighs a ton but accelerates like a rocket off road. Terrible, terrible fun bike. @Thrasher @hacha post a pic of yours, I wanna see your set ups!

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Just got it basically and not changed anything yet. But plan to get sus on front, knoblies and slowly acquire BMW bits.. such a fun ride.

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Good plan! Are those 26'' inch wheels on there?

They are. This park bike was modified by BMW before they came out with the big ben. It was originally owned by one of the BMW guys.

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Oh yeah, now I remember you talking about that earlier on. (The part about him offering to send you some detailed shits made me laugh, haha).

Just out of curiosity, how would you say that one compares to a 26" mtb?

@voxelwise mine hasn't change really..

Got some nice BMW bits for futur improvement (stem/barends/stickers etc)

Super fun city ride, loving it so much..

Would like to go for a rigid fork depending on how it impact geometry

Homies build

Had to be one of if not the only park bikes to take full 26" I reckon. Thanks for posting that.

You wanna swap forks for a bit? :)

Did I make a mistake ? I'm non english native speaker so..

I had some Brooklyn Cluster Fork who could look nice on the park bike, close to your in fact..

I think first park bike (V brake stud version) could take both 24/26 wheels..

Ah ok. Everyday is a school day and all that

I can't really compare it to a 26" MTB, haven't ridden one in about 20 years!

@Thrasher 👍

I like it man, would like to have a spin and see if there is such a big difference between 24" and 26" wheels. After seeing dozens of 24 inch ones on w-base it does look a bit odd though (not in a bad way).

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