This one's for Koji.

As a part of our 09' site revamp, we're also rolling out with a few new pieces of gear and clothing, like the new Pit Tee which, like many good things in life, is available in black on black and black on white prints.

They're available in Small/Med/Large in American Apparel cuts, and XL in an Anvil heavy duty Tees. Best of all, each shirt is printed by hand right here in the borough of Brooklyn so each purchase goes to support a local business/artist.

Check out Darren's kind face as he wears his around the shop and gets gnarly on the sidewalk.


It's a limited run for now but call the shop or Email us to check for size and color availability or to let us know if there is a Tee design you want the shop to make. Check back here for what we whip up.

Can't complain about the rain.

Despite weeks of rainy weather, a bunch of crazy bike shiz has been going down in NYC and we'll post up as it comes in. Check out Yoni's cut of the Thrashbike Jam:

Thrashbike Jam 2009 from y.arava on Vimeo.

And while it's easy to complain about a little bit of weak weather busting our ride plans, at least we're not as busted as our friends and family as of late. Our right hand man Peter took a spill in his hometown in the Carolinas and joins the ranks of people who have a bit of explaining to do when they pass through metal detectors:

Eat a ton of ice cream and heal up fast, Peter!

Ged Got Fingered.

We don't understand fully how it happened, but people are wildin' out over there in England and somehow our distributor in the UK ended up losing his fingertip.

Heal up, Ged! Brooklyn's offering huge rewards to anyone that succesfully finds and retrieves the nub.

Double Pounder.

All weekend we've been trying to figure out what smelled like a giant drowned rat here inside the shop.

It turned out to be a giant drowned rat.

Crikey. Things are back to normal and the shop smells like roses again.

Ya Heard!?

Rain or shine. Get your ride on.

THE REAL BIG APPLE

If you like the big apple then its time to pedal out to Sheepshead Bay for the Big Apple turn over.

The choice was tough, but this is the one that spoke to me. This is a whole cored apple that is wrapped in pie crust and baked as pie-turnover. Worth the ride, just pedal out to the end of Ocean Parkway hang a left on Brighton beach Ave. till you hit 12th street. This place is an old school Russian bakery that has an over the top selection.

-J

Yo, BKLYN fans. Thanks for checking out the new site and bearing with us as we get it up and running. We're still working on it to make it less daffy than the old one, so until we're at 100% some features will be under construction.
In the meanwhile you can call in your orders as usual. Check back for new content and updates as we add them. Email bmw@brooklynmachineworks.com for errors, comments, suggestions, or to share your best "yo momma so fat" joke.

Outside the office things have been cooking with downhill season in full swing, new truckloads of tubing being dropped off for your orders, rides to Coney Island, and people getting rad on their Brooklyns:

Downhill and BBQs.

We were up on the mountain this Memorial Day weekend checking out the action of the US open. Erik Hudson's in need of some bars after snapping his in his gorilla hands during qualifiers.
Congrats to all the racers!

Less rain, more cowbell!

Diablo "Wide Open" 2009 teaser from George Ryan on Vimeo.

Monday Morning.

Here's a few shots of a new 09 shorty for all of you to enjoy on this most productive of Monday Mornings.

Lawd bless these Dirt Jumps.

The boys at NYCMTB.com have launched a new website where you can find ride guides, updates on races, and all the chatter about bikes in the city, including tomorrows annual Blessing of the Bikes at St. John the Devine in Morningside heights:

Once riders get their bless on, they're only a few pedals away from the Highbridge trails, where the NYCMB crew will be busy digging trails. Come out, grab a shovel, and help shape up the park for another excellent summer of riding the only legal MTB trails in Manhattan.

(photo ganked from Kyle Ebbett)

Friday Night Lights

A few months ago one of us moved into a converted knitting factory closer to the shop. One of the rooms was filled with trash and and old fridge, and we found a better use for the space...

(photo stolen without permission from Doug D)

...and Friday nights have never been the same. Check out some mini-rampage from Dan Bowhers riding 24"s on his Brooklyn Park...brakeless. Holla.


Brooklyn Machine Works 007 from Dan Bowhers on Vimeo.

Update from the crew maintaining the jumps at Cunningham:

"Hi Folks,

Sorry for the last minute notice but we are having two back to back days of trail work at Cunningham this week.

Wednesday and Thursday from 3pm till 7pm

More days to come in the near future...stay tuned!
_________________
Michael Vitti
CLIMB President
http://www.climbonline.org
IMBA NY Rep
http://www.imba.com
NY State Trails Council Member"

Southern Hemisphere Holla.

The good folks at Endless Trail Bikeworx shipped a pair of Brooklyn Racelinks to Costa Rica for a week of riding with Big Mountain Bike adventures.

"The trip was was filled with tight, super steep,fast, flowy trails with descents lasting up two hours. Our Racelinks ate it up with no problem as always! Everyone was amazed by the bikes, no one had ever scene one up close. Everyone we let try out the rigs were very impressed with the performance and handling of the bike."

Check out the ETBW Photo Gallery for more ride pics.

Word.

Fitty.

We're expanding our run of the XL 50cm Gangsta Track, the longest and tallest version of the Brooklyn fixed frame.
Stock colors are standard Black and Neon Orange which has been eye-searingly popular across Europe.

like this one out in France:
and this one to Italy:
The fit is akin to a roomy 58-60cm square frame, so if you're looking for a little BKLYN love in your big frame, give us a call and we'll get you rollin' soon.