Originally Posted by
Santaria
Vassago Fisti, Surly Karate Monkey.
That's my shortlist.
So, would a karate monkey make a good skinny tire (25 or 28c) SS or really more fat tire oriented?
Originally Posted by
TejanoTrackie
Forward facing dropouts are angled to match the angle of the rear brake caliper, so as you move the wheel in the dropouts, the rim remains the same distance from the calipers, such that the brake blocks do not need to be moved in the caliper slots to maintain the proper position relative to the rim's braking surface. Rear facing "track" dropouts are truly horizontal, such that moving the wheel changes the rim's distance from the brake caliper, requiring readjustment of the brake pads. This makes sense, since fixed gear track bikes do not normally have rear or any brakes.
Thanks. That makes sense, but doesn't quite explain why a bike like the surly 1x1 or karate monkey have rear facing drops and are set up for disc or rim brakes. They are more mtb I guess so maybe that's part of it. Maybe just not as easy to work with but once set up you would think it wouldn't matter much.
Seems the frames I like are more track frames but I'm not ready for that approach (I need brakes). Doesn't seem any soma frame will work (except maybe their mixte which I don't really like).