Bike Check: Yuki’s Brooklyn Tracklocross Gangta
A few years ago, I posted about Yuki’s criterium machine, her beautiful carbon fiber Kalavinka. Well, time for a change of pace: today, we’re taking a look at her Brooklyn Machine Works Gangsta V4…
Bike Check: Shun’s Brooklyn Launch Pad
When it comes to the fixed gear scene, there’s always been an enduring obsession with the Brooklyn Machine Works (BMW) Gangsta Track. But what about the lesser-known LaunchPad?
Reader’s Journey: Marks We Leave Behind: Osaka
Let me start by introducing myself. I was born in Osaka, and I’m now in my third year of riding track bikes. At first, it was just about messing around with friends on bikes, Osaka has such a dense fixed-gear culture that it was hard not to get swept up in it…
Bike Check: Taiga’s Brooklyn Gangsta V4
Time for another bike-check of someone you might have already seen on SSS. Where? Right here! Taiga is a graduate of the Tokyo Frame Building School and worked for Cherubim…
Self-Bike Check: Brooklyn Gangsta V1 No421
I't’s been a while since I haven’t done a proper self bike check… Even more so after selling a few of my bikes. But on my way to bike-minimalism…
Brooklyn Machine Works and Wbase's Love Story
Brooklyn Machine Works (BMW) has always been into its own category in fixed gear culture. With the massive success of the recent Gangsta V4 and the number of questions that I heard around me…