[tmx]

I was wondering...I no the tecnical differences, but could someone tell me how the TMX and the RL differs in riding ?? Does the RL feels more nimble and does the TMX have any advantages over the RL or is the TMX simply an old RL ??? Very curious !!

Please tell !!!

First...You should know that the TMX was my first downhill bike and also my first full-suspension bike. I had only been off-road on a mtn bike ten times maximum. Had only DH'd on a HT XC maybe four times. Okay? So....

From my experience, the TMX is like a well-tuned plow machine. Except for the rare sour spot where bucking might be experienced, the bike handles just about anything you throw at it but doesn't require its pilot to have a full grasp on bike-handling skills to make it through. It's a super fun bike and down-right snappy (once I finally got up to good speed on it). It is a bit shorter and the suspension is indeed five years behind the RL (though STILL a few years ahead of other manufacturers bikes I've had the opportunity to ride).

I DID NOT WANT TO LIKE THE RACE LINK. I didn't want to notice a difference. I didn't want to feel like I needed an upgrage. I was sure the TMX would last me for the rest of my life. It likely would have lasted me a lifetime if you consider that I am a rather timid female who was in her late 30's at the time the TMX was acquired. But the race link was forced on me so I took the first run. Needless to say, I was hooked and never looked back. The suspension on the race link is D-I-A-L-E-D. It is indeed more nimble that the TMX. No bucking. Unbelievable tracking. While both bikes plead to go "full-throttle", the race link practically insists on it. It seems to require its pilot to have better handling skills than the beginner I was when I first got the TMX. While it maintains that ridiculous lucious motocross stability and handling as the TMX, the race link takes it to a higher, more refined level.

This summer I finally took a couple runs on the ol' TMX (after two years away) and I must say I was surprised how fun that bike still is. It's a bit shorter than the RL (which was kind of nifty while I'm dealing with uber-slack from the 888 on my race link until I can get the lower crowns). The five years difference in suspension is noticable, but the T still holds it's own. However I'd be hard-pressed to come up with any ways that the TMX is advantageous to the race link.

I love my TMX more than you could ever imagine. And while it's still a fun bike to ride, there is good reason Brooklyn decided to end TMX production shortly after the RL was created.

Does any of that answer your question, oh patient one, Sir Siesmic?

 

[dG video]

I've got another interested buyer, from montreal, says he is 100% possitive he wants it, I have to give him a call tommorow. I HOPE THIS TERD SELLS!!!!

 

[Jimmy_Pop]

I've got another interested buyer, from montreal, says he is 100% possitive he wants it, I have to give him a call tommorow. I HOPE THIS TERD SELLS!!!!

JK. i hope it goes! fingers crossed!

jh

 

[dG video]

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

 

[dG video]

Is march the release date or the build starting date?

 

[tmx]

I've got another interested buyer, from montreal, says he is 100% possitive he wants it, I have to give him a call tommorow. I HOPE THIS TERD SELLS!!!!

Hey! No "terd". Never look at your for-sale item as a piece of poo poo. It does no good for the karma of the sale. It's surely a decent bike that will serve someone else extremely well. Sink that into your mind-set and it will sell much more quickly. I (almost) guarantee it. And remember that xy is right, it's a tough season for selling. Be patient AND persistant grasshopper.

And I've been wondering....are you the fella from Colorado who was at Interbike with your pops?

 

[tmx]

Joel, I miss your old SN. I'll adjust, I'm just sayin.

 

[dG video]

Nope, never been to Interbike, and My dad passed away when I was 8. Just me, my mom,my bro and my dog now. But its all good, bikes keep me busy.

Does anyone know if march is the start or release date? If its the start then Im majorly pissed...

Dan

 

[Jimmy_Pop]

Hey! No "terd". Never look at your for-sale item as a piece of poo poo. It does no good for the karma of the sale. It's surely a decent bike that will serve someone else extremely well. Sink that into your mind-set and it will sell much more quickly. I (almost) guarantee it. And remember that xy is right, it's a tough season for selling. Be patient AND persistant grasshopper.

And I've been wondering....are you the fella from Colorado who was at Interbike with your pops?

-dAn is wound really tight and it's fun to push his buttons. March, Smartch, i just pulled a month outta my ...

im messsing with you danny. i doubt anything has changed since you last talked to Doc. dont worry.

im just smokin out with my neighbor

 

[dG video]

I miss joels old username too!

 

[dG video]

Joel,

Your giving me grey hairs and Im only 15.

Dan

 

[Jimmy_Pop]

Joel,

Your giving me grey hairs and Im only 15.

Dan

get some hair first.

 

[dG video]

Alright, I'll make sure I buy you a bra for christmas to contain those man boobies you speak of.

 

[Jimmy_Pop]

push up please !

 

[tmx]

Nope, never been to Interbike, and My dad passed away when I was 8. Just me, my mom,my bro and my dog now. But its all good, bikes keep me busy.

Does anyone know if march is the start or release date? If its the start then Im majorly pissed...

Dan

Crap. Sorry about your pops Rocky.

 

[tmx]

another collection i got going. the other ones are already installed.

Those are gold now, you know that right? GOLD!!!

 

[Jimmy_Pop]

i've wanted them for along time but somehow thru a couple deals, i have like 7 levers. puttin 4 of em on my brother 2 bikes and keepin a set for me + a spare.

i also just found out that DaBomb ?? bought the rights to these levers are are now making this exact ever brand new.

they are in stock at your favorite place in UT.

jole

 

[dG video]

How may brakes are you running on your RL Joel? Geeze!

Dan

 

[tmx]

Racelink makes you go so fast you need six pairs of brakes just to slow down. Eight if you need to stop.

 

[TWISTED]

THREAD HIJACK!!!
Hey all you Brooklyn people. My buddy Jim Bob who owns Simple Minds Technologies (SMT) keeps telling me about some crazed lunatic from Dublin who rides for Brooklyn. Jim Bob said the guy came over to his booth each day of the Interbike show to tell a story crazier than the previous days. Something about a F-Q mini-link, 70' gap over a canal, a suicide no-hander, intoxication, and DANGER MOUSE?
Does this guy sound familier?

 

[tmx]

THREAD HIJACK!!!
Hey all you Brooklyn people. My buddy Jim Bob who owns Simple Minds Technologies (SMT) keeps telling me about some crazed lunatic from Dublin who rides for Brooklyn. Jim Bob said the guy came over to his booth each day of the Interbike show to tell a story crazier than the previous days. Something about a F-Q mini-link, 70' gap over a canal, a suicide no-hander, intoxication, and DANGER MOUSE?
Does this guy sound familier?

Yo Twistoid. Jim Bob? You're joking about that name right?

If your friend was talking about a Brit (not an Irishman) then he was likely talking about Chas, the crazy plonker who does flips on his TMX. Indeed, suicide no-handers, intoxification et al. Good fella. Crazy bugger, who has done some crazy shizzy on his T-izzy and LOVES to tell the stories. Crazy muv for sure.

 

[TWISTED]

Yo Twistoid. Jim Bob? You're joking about that name right?

If your friend was talking about a Brit (not an Irishman) then he was likely talking about Chas, the crazy plonker who does flips on his TMX. Indeed, suicide no-handers, intoxification et al. Good fella. Crazy bugger, who has done some crazy shizzy on his T-izzy and LOVES to tell the stories. Crazy muv for sure.

No, Jim Bob said the guy was from Dublin and had the thick Irish accent. Supposedly this guy is going to borrow his friends padded Danger Mouse costume, complete with head and cape, have a motorcycle tow him up to 70mph (kph?), then launch over a 70' canal while doing a suicide.
Jim Bob said the guy was competely bonkers.
Although he does sound a bit like Chas.

 

[tmx]

Well this guy Chas is borderline completely bonkers, but I've not heard anything about a Danger Mouse costume and a motorcycle. I think Jim Bob is not only lying to you about the Brooklyn bugger at Interbike, I'm convinced he's pulling the wool over your eyes about his own name!

 

[TWISTED]

Well this guy Chas is borderline completely bonkers, but I've not heard anything about a Danger Mouse costume and a motorcycle. I think Jim Bob is not only lying to you about the Brooklyn bugger at Interbike, I'm convinced he's pulling the wool over your eyes about his own name!

Did you go to Landon's booth? They shared the same booth. Tonic Fab and SMT.
You might have seen a tall hillbilly looking guy with a real long red goatee and several missing teeth, that's Jim Bob (James Robert Rodgers).

 

[seismic]

First...You should know that the TMX was my first downhill bike and also my first full-suspension bike. I had only been off-road on a mtn bike ten times maximum. Had only DH'd on a HT XC maybe four times. Okay? So....

From my experience, the TMX is like a well-tuned plow machine. Except for the rare sour spot where bucking might be experienced, the bike handles just about anything you throw at it but doesn't require its pilot to have a full grasp on bike-handling skills to make it through. It's a super fun bike and down-right snappy (once I finally got up to good speed on it). It is a bit shorter and the suspension is indeed five years behind the RL (though STILL a few years ahead of other manufacturers bikes I've had the opportunity to ride).

I DID NOT WANT TO LIKE THE RACE LINK. I didn't want to notice a difference. I didn't want to feel like I needed an upgrage. I was sure the TMX would last me for the rest of my life. It likely would have lasted me a lifetime if you consider that I am a rather timid female who was in her late 30's at the time the TMX was acquired. But the race link was forced on me so I took the first run. Needless to say, I was hooked and never looked back. The suspension on the race link is D-I-A-L-E-D. It is indeed more nimble that the TMX. No bucking. Unbelievable tracking. While both bikes plead to go "full-throttle", the race link practically insists on it. It seems to require its pilot to have better handling skills than the beginner I was when I first got the TMX. While it maintains that ridiculous lucious motocross stability and handling as the TMX, the race link takes it to a higher, more refined level.

This summer I finally took a couple runs on the ol' TMX (after two years away) and I must say I was surprised how fun that bike still is. It's a bit shorter than the RL (which was kind of nifty while I'm dealing with uber-slack from the 888 on my race link until I can get the lower crowns). The five years difference in suspension is noticable, but the T still holds it's own. However I'd be hard-pressed to come up with any ways that the TMX is advantageous to the race link.

I love my TMX more than you could ever imagine. And while it's still a fun bike to ride, there is good reason Brooklyn decided to end TMX production shortly after the RL was created.

Does any of that answer your question, oh patient one, Sir Siesmic?

See....that was a NICE review !! Super pops to you

And thanks a lot for taking the time to make a review...appreciated :love:

 

[Shortbus]

push up please !

I much prefer sports bras, but that's just me

 

[AR_]

Racelink makes you go so fast you need six pairs of brakes just to slow down. Eight if you need to stop.

LOL! Needed something to cheer me up in Cisco lessons

Well this guy Chas is borderline completely bonkers, but I've not heard anything about a Danger Mouse costume and a motorcycle. I think Jim Bob is not only lying to you about the Brooklyn bugger at Interbike, I'm convinced he's pulling the wool over your eyes about his own name!

And yes, yes he is.

Apprently he got a motocross tow in to double up a MASSIVE jump at a bmx track on his RL. Came up just a little bit short, really prised the bike apart, all that happened were a few paint chips under the headtube...

Crazy Foo' !

 

[macmx]

I want to meet this Chas fella...

 

[tmx]

See....that was a NICE review !! Super pops to you

And thanks a lot for taking the time to make a review...appreciated :love:

:love: right back atcha Seismatron. Thank you for your patience.

I'd like to read other comparison reviews too though. I bet Joelio will give us a good one once he's up and running on the new bike. Who else out there has ridden both the T and the RL?

 

[macmx]

Sikocycles....

 

[tmx]

Sikocycles....

That's right. Yo Sik! Where ya' be? How about a TMX/race link comparison, eh? (And why the heck did I not see you at the Creek during the final weekends?)

 

[sikocycles]

Yes I am here. My foot is still very sore and swollen. I am just playing alot of hockey. I will be riding trails soon You should come up. I will do a review soon when I have time.

 

[macmx]

Love your pink TMX by the by.

 

[seismic]

:love: right back atcha Seismatron. Thank you for your patience.

I'd like to read other comparison reviews too though. I bet Joelio will give us a good one once he's up and running on the new bike. Who else out there has ridden both the T and the RL?

Yeah !!! More comparison would be awesome.....and if Sikocycle is in there too I would love a Big Link vs. Race Link review too....not many people have the opportunity to make one :love: :love: :love:

 

[macmx]

T your hotmail wont recieve my replies.

 

[narlus]

i lived in dublin for 15 months (just got back a few months ago), and i would have heard of this psycho dubliner, esp if he was on a brooklyn.

no such creature.

 

[tmx]

Siko, sorry about the foot, but cool you're able to play hockey anyway. Sucked not seeing you at the mountain those last two weekends. I will definately be hitting you up for some trail riding, thanks for the invite.

Narlus, after several confirming emails and AR's post, I'm 99.9% certain the fella in question is indeed Chas, who is British.

Mac, me too...I love Siks pinkT. I wonder if Sverre ever caught glimpse of that? (Not that I'm asking for any particular reason.... )

 

[macmx]

Sverre? I don't get it...

 

[AR_]

Bolts out of my frame Wahoo!

Impregnated in WD40 for a night, blasted with some flame to kill the locktite, and it practically gave up and twisted itself out. Magic.

Just waiting for some bits n bobs and i'l have this baby up and running again

 

[AR_]

Oh another thing... Chaz has a friend, forum name - Danger scouse... could this be who you we're confused by? Or has some link to the story in anyway at all?