track frame at Chuck's bikes
 

http://www.chucksbikes.com/fr021.htm

Aluminum, but with fork and headset for 295.00+shipping!

What's the difference between a track frame and a "regular" frame? Is there a name for a "regular" frame? What other kinds of frames are there?

A track frame has horizontal dropouts in the back. I bought that track from chucks bikes, is fairly nice especialy for the price. If you want to add a front brake be sure to tell them and they will swap the fork, since the one that comes with it by default is not drilled for a front brake. My only complaints about it which are minor paint scratches fairly easily, and any sounds from the bike, like chain etc really echo through the frame. I had a thorn stuck in my tire that was hitting the chainstay and could easily tell by the sound while riding.

The key differences:

1. Track fork-ends instead of rear drop-outs
2. 120mm rear spacing

Then there's the rest:

- no drilling for brakes (maybe)
- tighter tire size tolerances
- toe-overlap with front wheel
- overall, steeper angles and "quicker" geometry

Here is a pic of it!
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...threadid=33644

Oh yeah there are no braze on's for Water bottles, and the rear is not drilled for a brake either.

So it's a bike built for speed around a track? I've seen a Bianchi Pista on the train, and I thought it looked weird, but couldn't point out why. I guess the missing derailleurs and bottle cages threw me off. The horizontal dropouts are a trip....

Chi, you're not fixed yet??!!!

Other types of frames are BMX, MTB, singlespeed MTB, road, time trial, triathlon, track, fixed road, hybrid, cyclocross, etc. etc. etc..... there is a specific frame for every type of riding you wanna do.

All the world needs now is a Recumbant FIXED!

hehe I guess I'm not fixed yet. :p I don't think I have the ballz to do it yet.

Doesn't require ballz.........just requires an old frame and some spare parts...

I don't have that either. :p

wait for garbage day and then comb the neighborhood. People always throw away perfectly good fixie candidates.

Good idea.

Regarding it being aluminum, the Bianchi Pista Concept is aluminum with a carbon fork, the Cannondale track is aluminum with a carbon fork, etc. etc. A friend rides a Spicer that is aluminum with a carbon fork and he seems to like it. Not exactly classic but aluminum seems to be the more popular material now-a-days..

Kev, I am glad to see those pictures. I was wondering if anyone had actually picked one of these up..

-Jason

MEIN GOTT!!!! NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

That actualy sounds like fun a fixed bent.. :) I'm sure one could be rigged up.

i ride an alu/carbon road bike.
i'd probably consider an alu road conversion.
i'd probably race one of those super tech, carved out seat tube track bikes on the velodrome.
i'd never ride an aluminum track frame on the street.
but that's just me. maybe i'm too oldskool :)

Only way you could do a fixed recumbent is if the chainline is straight and uniterrupted.....NO idler pulleys.....unless they are doubled,chain has to work both in forward and reverse.It can be done,just not quite as easy.