Originally Posted by
BankBank
LBS that sold me fuji track in November of '08 didn't lube seat post, and as a newb I never lubed it either, so the seat tube is now seized. I feel like I have kinda outgrown this frame and was looking to get something nicer, so I was thinking about getting a new frame and just transferring over my components, some of which are decent (mavic ellipses, selle san marco).
I was originally interested in stuff like cignelli vigorelli, felt tk2, and fuji track pro,
but i really don't think i'm gonna mess with aluminum in the street. i really like nagasawa frames and all that njs stuff, but this is a bike that i'm gonna chain up at the bar or at work or whatever so i'm hesitant about bashing up a nice frame. a friend had the same situation and ended up getting a pake (w/ alternate fork), which is probably a fine frame, but i would like to get something a little bit nicer.
any ideas? thanks
edit: here's the seized up bike
http://bankbank.net/img/fuji.jpg (those are road drops, getting nitto track)
Why? Did you let this forum scare you away from the most common frame material used for bikes these days? There are plenty of folks that ride aluminum road bikes every day and don't explode.
Keep in mind that there are some folks who have invested in steel bikes that would have you believe that any other bike is sub-standard.
I laugh when I hear "Steel is Real". Yet, steel is not on the periodic table, yet Aluminum and Carbon are. Hahaha!