Originally Posted by
bl4ckmagic34
Hi there guys and gals, new to the forum just looking for some help. A friend and myself are each building a fixie from the ground up. his father is a cyclist and has all the tools we need i was just curious of what frame i should get. im 5'11'' and still growing. Open to all suggestions. thanks.
Originally Posted by
bl4ckmagic34
sorry, and thank you. What is a kilo tt?
1)
SERIOUSLY man. No one is going to hold your hand for a custom build from SCRATCH. ESPECIALLY when you don't even have a starting point.
2) Custom builds are only good if you are going custom to improve on something that you can't get from an off-the-shelf bike. Going custom because you can is a waste of time and money. Basically, you will buy whatever we tell you...which would make your bike OUR bike and you a fool for buying whatever we tell you. (not insulting you. I'm just putting that out there.)
If you say, "Hey, I have a _______ bike and I have issues with _____, _______, and _______. I want a bike that solves those particular problems and custom seems to be the ONLY way to go, then and ONLY then is custom a great option.
That being said...I think you should get a Felt TK1, and since you are 5'11, a Large should fit right. The cool thing is that it's available as a frame only. Not drilled for brakes, but a Keirin brake should work.