The gears (in my head) have been turning lately... not always a good thing for my wallet.
Thinking of building up another bike and my passion is lugged steel frames. Only problem is that I'd probably want to build something with an internal geared hub or a single speed hub. I just ordered a wheel built with an i-motion 9 hub that I'm going to put on my Atlantis, but that will probably entail using a chain tensioner since i have vertical drops. So for this build, if possible, i'm trying to find a (NEW) frame that has horizontal ends. But not with typical track geometry... i want relaxed road geometry like my Atlantis. Also must fit 700c x 28(minimum) wheels, plus room for fenders, and have all the eyelets for racks/fenders/etc.
So i'm looking for suggestions of some that I may not be familiar with.
I'm sure I'll be forgetting a couple, but some that I've looked at recently are...
Steelwood Tweed <-- has vertical drops but an eccentric bb... cool!
Surly Crosscheck <-- has a lugged fork at least
Bob Jackson <-- kinda pricey
Anything else out there???