I知 going to build up a new bike and I知 looking for a frame. Most critical element is room for wide tires. The reason for this is that my commute changed from sweet 8 miles to 20 miles through some bombed out hoods with some legit dangerous downhills.

My fair weather bike is Columbus slx on 25c tires and my rain bike is a diamondback aluminum frame on 35c tires. Those tires make a huge difference but that bike is rigged with fenders and I prefer to leave it at home because I致e had plenty of fenders crack and break over time.

my set up is fixed gear with front brake. On the new bike I値l be going with a disc up front.

I知 looking at the Nature Boy and the Steamroller but also the Kilo WT. I like the idea of swapping out the front fork for carbon because I have one on my hard tail mtb and love the way it makes normal roads feel like carpet.

So so the question is - if I知 starting with a frame, will I notice a difference in the higher price frame? Like is there a reason to get one of those over the Kilo? I知 thinking road feel but also durability over time. Or other stuff too like is the chasing on the bottom bracket gonna be crap or the headset face crooked etc.