Originally Posted by
squirtdad
OK my son has outgrown the fixie we built together (his grandmothers circa late 70's univega as a base so it does not have track geometry, but i was a fun build include full repaint with auto paint)
I would like opinions on a choice between a used Soma Rush frame set (with head set and cranks for what seens to be a good price...under 300) or a new Pake rum runner.
I don't think i can go wrong with either as a base.
The rush I can get and swap compenents and then let the kid pick a color and get it powder coated if he hates the white.
the rum runner is new....and the black/neon fade is pretty cool
thanks
The geometry on both bikes is nearly identical. The difference is the tubing used. Soma Rush uses heat treated double butted cro-mo (light and high quality). The Pake rum runner uses regular cro-mo steel. Regular cro-mo isn't bad, but the Rush would be quite a bit lighter.