Originally Posted by wassertreter

New Albion Starling: Starling (Frame/Fork) ? New Albion Cycles
This could be a compromise. Not very expensive too, so the money can be spent on the frame mods.

Originally Posted by 52telecaster

My son has a new Albion privateer with the tange infinity tubing. You could do much worse in the frame department. I also think caliper brakes are fine. I ride year round with them. A set of dual pivots will stop harder than your tires can deal with in the rain anyway. The extra stopping power of the disc is waisted in my opinion.