The flagship of the Brooklyn line, the TMX is the result of several years of hardcore testing and design evolution. Made entirely from tig-welded 4130 chro-moly steel, the bike sports 10.5" of fully-active rear travel, an adjustable head tube angle, super-strong gussets, and classic brooklyn strength.
Submitted by
Chris
a Weekend Warrior
from Glasgow Scotland
Date Reviewed: March 28, 2006
Strengths: This is a review of the Race Link. Awe inspiring. Stable and superbly made. Pedals incredibly well. Indeed I ride it to and from work when it's dry...20mile round trip. Suspension is insane. So plush and responsive but the link and jackshaft arrangement eliminate bob. The most low maintenance bike I have ever owned.
Weaknesses: The attention you get at the trails. Nothing worth mentioning... a little corrosion on steel bolts. Big deal.
Bottom Line:
This is an awesome bike. Expensive, but worth it. I would have paid double if I knew then what I know now. It's a fun bike to ride. It encourages you to extend your riding limits whilst be stable and keeping you out of serious trouble.
An incredible friendly and helpfull community is the Brooklyn family.
Strengths: Okey, first things first - this is a review of the RaceLink - but this was the best space I could find... Secondly, are you sh*tting me?! This frame is like nothing else on planet earth and I've owned more than 20 high-end bicycles! ...I truly love it more than my girlfriend (She understands me! *lol*) Like everyone else already said, the jackshaft drive system is a soakin' wet dream that truly let's all your legpower rip up the trails and the whole feeling of precision and inspiration of confidence is just awesome! ...it goes EXACTLY where you point it and not an inch off. You can screw up a bad landningspot just about as much as you like - hell, I screw my landings just for the fun of it with this frame - it somehow, like as a twist of God, saves the day and brings you right back to where you wanna be... I must say, the quys at Brooklyn are making a fortune because this really is a cheap frame to manufacture, but it's all forgiven as they got the geometry spot on like no other bike!
Weaknesses: There is one flaw here, the paintjob is pure bullsh*t and falls of by just looking at it, but I can overlook this as the rest of the bike is a million lightyears ahead of the others when it comes to pure handling!
Bottom Line:
The bottom line? You want the bottom line? ...I've dreamed of a Brooklyn bike for over five years and now it has finally happened! The bike, like by a million lightyears or so, exceeded my expectations... The bottom line is I'm getting a Brooklyn logo tattoo on my body and then this bike will follow me wherever I go until I'm six feet under and there it'll stay with me forever and ever and ever and ever...
Purchased At: Planet Ride, Dr. Spoke, ChainReactionCycles.com
Similar Products Used: More than twenty other high-end bikes has passed my ownership and honest to God? ...There are no similar products! NONE!
Bike Setup: Brooklyn RaceLink Ti-kit, Singlespeed with Rohloff chain device, Fox 40RC2, DoubleTrack/Hadley/Marwi Bladed Ti-spokes/Gazzaloddi 3.0", Hope Ti6, DMR V12 Mag/Ti, USE Alien Ti-post, FSA Full Carbonfibre-seat... Total-weight: 20 kg!
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Submitted by
El Rosso
a Downhiller
from Manchester
Date Reviewed: June 9, 2003
Strengths: The TMX is now dead, and the Link Bike is born..... Everything, this is a beutifully made bike the attention to detail is incredible, and the quality is the best. It does not bob when pedalled hard, the linkage is almost perfect progression through the travel(9"), everything is just so good!
Weaknesses: You have to wait ages for it to be made.... but it is worth every minute....
Bottom Line:
This is a fantastic bike....I had been out for 20 mins on it for the first time when I nailed a 35ft double step down..this bike inspired such confidence. It is lighter than the old TMX and steers much faster and the link makes the suspension glide with no danger of bottoming... and ot pedals like a 4" dual bike. There is no finer bicycle. 100,000,000 flamin' chillies!!!
Bike Setup: 2003 Link bike, Avalanche, Profile, 03 Shivers, Sun Double Track, Azonic, Hope hubs and Brakes (8" Rotors), Kore, Assault Racing Pedals various tyres...
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Submitted by
El Rosso
a Downhiller
from Manchester
Date Reviewed: March 31, 2003
Strengths: This is a review for the prototype project dragon. It is a 9" framed brooklyn link bike, made to take 24" wheels.... It gives 7-8" travel via an Avalanche DHS with Comp.Adj. This thing is sick...it is sooooooo beefy. There is no flex at all in the chassis, you can go at anything with this.....street, trails ( hard work with 8" dialled in the rear), play, Downhill, slalom, it depends how you set it up you can do anything with it. The workmanship is second to none, the linkage is sweet, almost perfect travel prgression, no bottoming out.....beautiful.....twin chain drives are excellent and there is no pedal induced "bob". It just goes!!
Weaknesses: Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Bottom Line:
This bike is fantastic and soooo adaptable for different things.....the travel is superbly managed by the shock and linkage....it doesn't feel like 8" of travel until the going gets rough....as it is at the moment the frame outperforms the forks by some margin so you sometimes push too hard....with a set of the latest 6" Z1 SC 150mm forks this bike would be even sicker.....I must go to the bank....I cannot describe how good this bike is in words....
Favorite Trail: Nanerch scousers, wharncliffe, fort willliam
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$5.00
Similar Products Used: There is nothing similar to this....how many other cruisers do you see with 8" travel?
Bike Setup: White Project Dragon Frame 9", Avalanche DHS w/compression, Profile Custon cranks, Atomic rims, hubs with black spokes, Azonic Ultra X bars, Shiver SC forks, Thomson post, Tioga seat, hope mini's with custom rotors, IRC Kujo 24/2.35(F) and Arrows Prime Bite LT 24/2.5 (R)....
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Submitted by
James
a Cross Country Rider
from Australia
Date Reviewed: September 11, 2002
Strengths: everything and the best setup you'll find around.
Weaknesses: nothing
Bottom Line:
The best ride you'll ever have!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! For the best price you'll ever need to pay. and you dont't neeed a new one.
Similar Products Used: Karpiel Appocalypse, RM9, Fatty Fat.
Bike Setup: F'n sweeet. Hayes disk 8", 2002 shivers LM.SE.,12 inch on the front, 8 - 10 inch on rear, azonic DH seat. and ofcourse its the best ride you'll ever need nad have.
Carlos, Ralphie and Matt couldn’t have said it better. Thank you gentlemen. (reviews listed below) There are no limits for what this ride is capable of doing. The only limits are in your mind. Is that gap to big? How far can you drop? How fast will you go? Only you choose, the Brooklyn between your legs is always ready. Men, I refer to you as Men because your gonna need a pair if you get this ride. Fulfill your dreams before it’s to late.
Bike Setup: 24" double wides front & rear / 3"nokians / 2002Shiver / Hayes brakes / Raceface stem & post / King headset / ...the rest is all TMX!
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Submitted by
CARLOS
a Downhiller
from BROOKLYN, NY, USA
Date Reviewed: January 1, 2002
Strengths: ..LET'S GET BASIC 1)FULL 4130 CHROMOLY STEEL MEANS THE FRAME CAN TAKE MAD ABUSE. 2)JACKSHAFT MEANS NO BOBBING WHICH ROBS YOU OF POWER. 3)FLOATING BRAKE MOUNT...NO BRAKE JACKING..YOU CAN BRAKE WHILE STAIR-GAPPING!!4)AVALANCHE 3" STROKE SHOCK IS JUST PLAIN NASTY AND PUTS ALL OTHER SHOCKS TO SHAME...IT REALLY WORKS WELL WITH THE BIKE..
Weaknesses: ...SOME SAY THE PRICE, BUT LIKE THE RIDER ABOVE STATED, YOU GET MORE THAN JUST THE FRAME, IT'S A KIT!!!!....OTHERS MAY SAY THAT 4130 IS JUST TOO HEAVY ON A BIKE....IT'S A DOWNHILL BIKE, PLUS WEIGHT MEANS STRENGTH...THINK ABOUT IT WOULD 'YA REALLY WANNA GET A LIGHTER ALUM BIKE, ONLY TO CRACK THE FRAME???
Bottom Line:
....THIS BIKE IS JUST PLAIN SICK!!!,ALL OF THE BEST FEATURES ON A BIKE ROLLED INTO ONE PACKAGE.CONSIDERING THAT IT HAS 10.5" OF ACTIVE TRAVEL, IT'S NOT A BIG BIKE....23" AT THE TOP TUBE..BIKE NEEDS LITTLE MAITENANCE, AND 4130 STEEL WILL LAST FOR YEARS NOT JUST ONE SEASON OF DROPS,RACING,STAIR GAPS,DID I SAY DROPS,JUMPS,AND OH YEAH,DROPS!!!!...YOU GET THE POINT... IF YOU GET THIS BIKE,YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED....5 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS...WELL DESERVED!!!..MUCH PROPS TO THE BROOKLYN FELLAZ FOR MAKIN' ONE NASTY MACHINE!!!!
Strengths: 1.Full 4130!-with a steel DH bike, you can just feel the strength off big drops, a huge builder of confidence, any Aluminum bike feels nothing like this. 2.Avalanche Shock-Let me tell you, a TMX would blow a Fox shock in a minute! The Avalanche Shock is huge and amazing. 3. Jackshaft-this design is awesome, NO chaingrow or feedback, STRONG, shifts well, plus people wonder what the hell is going on in the BB area. 4. 10.5" travel-what else can I say? 5. Floating brake-NO brake jacking or lockout. 6. Fork stop on frame-why the hell don't other frame companies do this? The only other one I've seen is on a Foes, but the Brooklyn's is better, I think-keeps your frame from trashing your fork with a rubber bumper on each side. 6.Small company attention to detail, these guys ride like you should if you buy a BMW 7. Adjustment (travel and progressiveness) 8.Steel
Weaknesses: Many would say weight, but thats a strength in a way, 'cause it makes for monster stability. The price, although when you think about it, it's not that much, considering it comes with shock, rear hub, BB, Profile cranks, chainguides, floating brake mount, seatpost and seatpost clamp. Well, okay the stock seatpost kind of sucks, you have to use regular weak guts which break easily.
Bottom Line:
If you like to do drops(over 6'), stairs (over 15), gaps (large), insane trails(not on the map),and all around abusive riding, this is your ultimate bike. If you consider yourself a hardcore BMX rider and want a tough DH bike to handle the punishment-this is it. That said, I wouldn't have ANY other bike. Support a real company run by real riders-get rid of your floppy M-1 or Super 8 and feel the quality. A 5 out of 5
Similar Products Used: Uh, well, I've riden other DH bikes, but nothing like this.
Bike Setup: TMX (#63) Risse Champ 8" fork, with upgraded crowns and tubes, Doublewides, Hayes brakes, Azonic Bars, Risse Stem and hub, Profile Cranks, King Steelset, BMW Shinburgers, BMW barends,Nokian 3" front and rear,Hope rear hub (standard), Azonic seat.
Strengths: STEEL, What more can be said.....The bike is insane..stair gaps, massive drops, wicked lines you name it, this bike takes it all. Jack Shaft and Independent drivetrain actually works, no pedal bob whatsoever.....
Weaknesses: Heavey and Pricey
Bottom Line:
You want the bottom line, a bike built by guys who ride, and hard at that, they know what we need and what we want, and they've done it a biek that incorparates ever bikers dream's, before this I owned a GT Lobo, this bike makes the lobo look like a toy, You want a bike that will live longer than you? Get a TMX....
Similar Products Used: NONE....This bike blows away the competition
Bike Setup: 2001 TMX (#59) Avalanche Rear shock set to 9.5" 2001 Boxxer 7" Mavic 321's Hope Rear hub and hadley front hub, Profile 3pc cranks (standard)Chris King 26/26 Nokian 2.6s f/r Purple Hayes 8 inch, Custom Doc Bars, Shorty, XT/Xtr shifting, BMW Shin Burgers (SICK) BMW bar ends, From what I hear, I have the lightest TMX setup out there besides the custom "Lite Bikes" ridden by the brooklyn guys themselves.
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