steel track frames with 1-1/8" threadless fork
10-13-08 | 09:47 AM
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big ring
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From: philadelphia
steel track frames with 1-1/8" threadless fork
Hey guys,
I am looking for a frame for a new project I got going on.
I need a steel track frame with 1-1/8" threadless fork option a la EAI Bareknuckle. Can you list some others off that I might be forgetting?
Bareknuckle is ideal but at over $700 now, taxed considering they were $400 only 2 years ago.
IRO Mark V is very reasonable.
Some Rush is well regarded but the graphics are cheesetastic.
Surly Steamroller - like the Rush, I don't care for the graphic.
Scattante SSR - I built one of these over the summer and sold it (flipping some parts i had laying around) and while it was a great ride, I never liked the slightly sloping top tube.
trying to see what I am forgetting that has fairly aggressive geometry although it doesn't have to necessarily be "track."
thanks.
I am looking for a frame for a new project I got going on.
I need a steel track frame with 1-1/8" threadless fork option a la EAI Bareknuckle. Can you list some others off that I might be forgetting?
Bareknuckle is ideal but at over $700 now, taxed considering they were $400 only 2 years ago.
IRO Mark V is very reasonable.
Some Rush is well regarded but the graphics are cheesetastic.
Surly Steamroller - like the Rush, I don't care for the graphic.
Scattante SSR - I built one of these over the summer and sold it (flipping some parts i had laying around) and while it was a great ride, I never liked the slightly sloping top tube.
trying to see what I am forgetting that has fairly aggressive geometry although it doesn't have to necessarily be "track."
thanks.
10-13-08 | 12:32 PM
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thread derailleur
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From: beyond Thunderdome
Bikes: 82 Bianchi ECO Pista, Pake, Kilo TT, some *** bmx i found underneath an old house
I agree. Soma has some bad logo design. That sunburst thing is pure hippie/frat boy stuff. Also, bad type choice period. But I remember a recent post saying that the graphics were over the clearcoat.
10-13-08 | 01:02 PM
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thread derailleur
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From: beyond Thunderdome
Bikes: 82 Bianchi ECO Pista, Pake, Kilo TT, some *** bmx i found underneath an old house
Man, the more I look at that Soma sunburst, the more it looks like it needs to be tattooed on the lower back of a sorority girl doing kegstands at Papas N' Beers in Rosarito. Horrible.
10-13-08 | 01:16 PM
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From: Minneapolis
Bikes: Raleigh 29er, IRO Angus frameset- random components, Giant Bowery, Raleigh Rush Hour frameset-future build
Min I would just go with the Bareknuckle. I have a few buddies who ride them and they love their frames. Or you could get a soma and sandblast it, then powdercoat it.
10-16-08 | 11:53 AM
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From: on a leafy block
Bikes: Soma Double Cross, ‘79 Centurian Mixte, generic mountain bikes (Nasbar frames)
Anyone seen the steel bikes with 1 1/8-inch headtubes on ebay, for $224 (free shipping)?
In fact, has anyone bought one?
In fact, has anyone bought one?
10-16-08 | 12:03 PM
#23
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The Soma Delancey is also a cool lugged frame, but it may be out of your price range.
https://store.somafab.com/sodessrospfr.html
Still worth a look if only to rouse further desire.
https://store.somafab.com/sodessrospfr.html
Still worth a look if only to rouse further desire.
10-16-08 | 12:03 PM
#24
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big ring
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From: philadelphia
The Pake Track is 1" threadless.