General Cycling Discussion - Carbon track frame

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horus11B
10-07-11, 06:13 AM
For some god-forsaken reason, everyone calls fixed gear/ ss bikes , track bikes...

So where are the carbon track frames? I know theres got to be some.. I just ... honestly cant find them.


LocoTracks
10-07-11, 09:02 AM
I don't understand your first sentence, but are you talking about sweet fixies or actual track bikes. If you can't find the latter, you're not looking very hard.

http://www.ridley-bikes.com/data/fietsen/fiets_204/1_middel_541x352_arena.gif.v=1

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2511/3738875475_ccf85c4bcb.jpg

http://thehippy.net/nucleus/media/1/20110112-bt_stealth.jpg

http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/photos/2008/tech/probikes/sarah_hammer_felttk108/20080110123523.jpg

Or were you thinking along the lines of this sort of bike:
http://tannerscott.com/rushhourtraffic/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/dqm-trackstar-track-bike-8s.jpg

MichaelW
10-07-11, 09:29 AM
Corima Cougar (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ewwhite/1246257887/)


I_like_cereal
10-07-11, 09:33 AM
I think fixies/ss are characterized by a more relaxed, non-traditional track geometry, especially in the seat tube.

Steel and CF are out there. Just depends on how much you want to pay. AL, from what I am told, is made as stiff as steel for track frames.

horus11B
10-07-11, 06:05 PM
I dunno... i guess the google search alogorythm has been screwing me... cause i've typed every combination of track, frame, and carbon i can think of into it and nothing comes up.

CNY James
10-07-11, 08:44 PM
Nashbar had the FUJI (Aloha??) CF track bike for some insanely cheap price during the summer...

edit: just checked and it's the Track Pro... they have one or some left in 52cm for $620...

edit again: okay so I was wrong, it isn't carbon after all...