Originally Posted by
LeosLeader
I think your looking for more of a road geo. The Dawes SST Steel has a relaxed road geo from what i can see. (Also Chromoly Steel)
The Biria is high tensile steel, which is meh. Not comparable to the Kilo TT.
The Linus just says steel, not really looking into it much but not sure if its Chromoly or not. I have seen a few Linus bikes at a LBS and noticed rust. And they are sitting inside....
Hey man, thanks for the advice. The SST gets slammed in this thread:
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...awes-SST-Steel
- the Windsor bikes are recommended instead. Do you think that's accurate or that as a n00b, it's not going to matter a lot to me and that I should think of it as $250 being a good price for a CroMo frame and the savings can go towards upgrades?
Linus Roadster Classic definitely was the most comfortable position to ride in (the bars were pretty high)... but yeah, I don't wanna get a $500-$700 Linus that's going to need handlebars swapping out anyway (to non moustache) and isn't a CroMo frame....
So, with any of these track kind of bikes, I'm likely going to want to get a shorter stem (and or angled upwards?) plus swap out the handlebars (what kind?) and brakes (what kind?) and maybe raise them somehow too - although the guy at my LBS said it'd be threadless and thus tricky to raise... any advice here would be very much appreciated too!