Originally Posted by
mihlbach
Nothing special...They are ugly, handmade, stiff, very aggressive, TIGed frames. BKs are well-designed, no-nonsense, no-frills track frames.
Honestly, if you want a good all-purpose road-oriented FG for road riding or city riding, the BK is not a very good choice. First of all, unless you are looking specifically for a good track frame, it is overpriced. On the road its too stiff and aggressive and doesn't handle as well as a road bike over bumps and waves in the road. I don't use mine on the track, mostly just for short (<30 miles) fast road rides with lots of high intensity intervals and it works very well for that, but it doesn't ride as nice as a road frame and doesn't handle road irregularities at speed as well as a road frame. That said, I have ridden mine on rides over 100 miles with no problems, but its not the best frame for that situation.
I agree one hundred percent with the above statement. If you want a commuter/road type frame this is far from it as it is stiff and very aggressive indeed. Fortunately I don't have to deal with much road irregularities as mihlbach describes and as he explains, I too enjoy short fast rides with the BK due to it's responsiveness.