2009 Brooklyn Machine Works Park Bike v2

[thetho]

I got the frame directly from Brooklyn Machine Works in Powers St in 2009 when I visited NYC for the first time right after graduating to spoil myself a bit. In the two or three years to follow I managed to get some first gen BMW components and other stuff which is super hard to find now, but then life happened and everything started to collect dust. Fast forward to 2024 when my fiancée picked up the idea to finally finish the build (guess she was annoyed of only the frame standing around in the flat). After countless nights and cigarette brakes spent on ebay, pinkbike, facebook, RetroBike and other forums and chasing down parts all around the globe, more countless nights cleaning, refurbing and installing everything (side note: I'm technically absolutely not inclined, but loved the process) the build was finally finished in May and I took the bike for its first spin in June this year.

FRAME: BMW Park Bike v2, with ISCG 05 tabs, no canti studs
FORK: 2002 Marzocchi Z1 FR QR20+
HEADSET: Chris King NoThreadSet with a NYC Freeride cap
HANDLEBARS: Answer ProTaper 680mm width, 50mm height, 25.4mm clamp
GRIPS: Oury Waffle slip-on
BAREND CAPS: BMW classic
STEM: BMW Shiftoid 1st gen
BRAKES: Hope C2 with 185mm rotors, 1st gen Pro levers and 1st gen 6mm braided Hope hoses
DERAILLEUR: SRAM X.0 Blackbox 9-speed short cage (2008-2010 model, I think)
SHIFTERS: SRAM X.0 Trigger 9-speed (2008-2010 model, I think)
CASSETTE: SRAM PG-950
CHAIN: SRAM PC-991
CRANKARMS: Profile RHD Race Crankset with boss, last gen with stamped logo
AXLE: Profile solid CroMo 19mm/6.875″
SPIDER: Profile 5 bolt 94/58mm BCD triple for MTB
CHAINRING: Profile 32t 94mm BCD
BASHRINGS: MRP 94mm BCD (from an early MiniMe set, so 34t max, I believe)
BB: Profile American BB
PEDALS: BMW Shinburger 1st gen
REAR HUB: Hope Bulb last gen with Ti freehub, 6-bolt, 135mm/QR
REAR SKEWER: Salsa Flip-Off steel
FRONT HUB: Hope Bulb last gen, 6-bolt, 110mm/20mm
FRONT SKEWER: Marzocchi QR20+
RIMS: Sun Ringlé Rhyno Lite XL Welded & Machined 24‘‘ chrome
TIRES: Maxxis Holy Roller 24‘‘/2.4‘‘
SEAT: BMW Kevlar
SEATPOST: Thomson Elite 29.8
SEATCLAMP: Salsa Flip-Lock

 

[LeeDevelopment]

Always good to see Brooklyn rep'd on here

 

[rentedmule]

Stunner! The combination of parts is just perfect.

I've owned several cars worth less than those pedals

 

[M124]

damn

 

[raidan73]

That's a proper beauty

 

[thetho]

Stunner! The combination of parts is just perfect.

I've owned several cars worth less than those pedals

Yeah, the prices are crazy these days. I believe I got them for something like 50 USD 10+ years ago. Worst part of finishing the build was to hand-polish these damn things though

 

[Nimrod]

Awesome!

 

[CTK]

Perfect

 

[stevet1]

Amazing build. Great frames, ride real nice - a mate had a loaner from the importer for a while and it rode great with the 24" rear wheel.