Originally Posted by
bbattle
How much are you guys willing to pay for a lugged steel track frame? Lets do some market research for Mike and Tim and any others that might be thinking of a new lugged frame. Aliens start unpainted at $399, white or black for $449, other colors at $498. That's pretty cheap.
http://alienbikes.com/
Do you want higher grade tubing? Fancier lugs? More paint options? Nicer bottom bracket? Better dropouts? Chrome? 1" threaded fork or 1 1/8" threadless? Straight fork like the Colnago Precisa or traditional curved?
previous discussions in other threads sound like $300 for lugs with whatever colors BD decides upon for that season. Another 20 if you want the chrome treatment they're doing now. Once it gets into chromed lugs, then it gets a bit more expensive, but $300 - $320 for a lugged frame with w/ or w/o color/chrome treatment sounds way better than what Alien can do. Plus, from the sounds of it, it takes forever and a day to get a bike from Alien, especially if you want a color other than black or white.