dervish

ive been looking into purchasing a new frame that is actually meant to be ridden as a fg instead of just using old road frame. ive got a price range of 300-500 dollars give or take and the frame would be used for commuting and fairly aggressive riding (i weigh 190 so it has to be fairly strong). im leaning towards the soma rush but i havent ruled out anything. i was wondering if you guys had some suggestions??


edit: i also like the charge plug but i have yet to see it as just a frameset...

lonelyfoe

https://bikeisland.com/cgi-bin/BKTK_S...ls&ProdID=1084

jakerock

Wow...
Thanks for the heads... people seem to dig those frames, and thats really cheap!

dervish

ya i thought those would pop up on here... anyone on this board ride a volume cutter? their strength is a big plus for me and ive ridden their bmx stuff before and have yet to break any of it. opinions?

nerdbot5000

I've also been looking into buying a new, fixed/single specific frame, and I'm probably going to purchase one of these:

https://www.feltracing.com/09-catalog...loc-frame.aspx

NewYorkMantle

are you looking for aluminum or steel?

rotharpunc

I have ridden the Volume, solid bike.

bmcginn

ive ridden a volume but not on a long ride or anything. it was solid, kinda heavy but its a bmx version of a track frame i guess

dervish

im not super picky about material, but i prefer steel

tmh657

KHS Flite 100. Or is that the same thing as a Kilo.

operator

Rofl give me a break.

Unless you're riding on a track you really don't "need" a track frame. In fact ride what was designed to go on a road - a road frame. I mean the frames pictured have water bottle bosses, front fork eyelets and a rear brake bridge... designed for running a rear brake. All things a "track frame" was meant to have right?

This "track" frame is no more track than a steel frame with track ends.

This is no better than using a road frame converted except it's worse. Ever tried to remove a rear wheel to fix a flat while running full fenders (You are commuting on this right?).

carleton

Hahaha! I take it that you ride a conversion with fenders that gets a lot of flats and think everyone should be like you.


LOL

dayvan cowboy

i'm a big fan of my iro mark v. I'm about 215 and it's held up to me beating the crap out of it for the last year.

acorn_user

Actually, he's probably right. And fenders really help for commuting. Fancy riding to class and squelching when you sit down?

nerdbot5000

OP never said the word, "track" once in the entire post. True, horizontal drop outs are probably better than track ends for the road, but what's wrong with wanting a frame that doesn't have useless braze-ons, a higher bb to keep pedal strike at bay, allows for a greater degree of adjustment for chain tension (possibly), and is likely to be constructed better/lighter since it will be newer than the old road frame? ****, what's wrong with wanting a new frame in the first place? It would only make sense to get a new track/fixed/singlespeed specific frame if you're going to move the parts over.

dervish

im just looking to upgrade my frame and i want something a bit nicer. my current ride is an old no-name HEAVY road frame and i feel like i deserve something that is meant for the type of riding i will be doing

Scratcher33

and you do

Edit: Have you looked at the Raleigh One Way? It's a SS/FG that comes with horizontal dropouts and fenders. Definitely more road geometry than track, but definitely meant to be ridden as a SS/FG.

2nd edit: nevermind, you're looking to buy just a frameset. I ride a Soma Rush and LOVE it. It's only been ridden on the road, but I hope to get it up to the track in the spring.

Critical Jeff

Truth must be quoted often.

chrispiascik

I ride a Soma Rush and I love it. (I also used to have a Kilo, which I liked.)
I am just under 200lbs + hard on my bike and the Rush feels really solid.

dervish

thanks for the input everyone, its helping me narrow down my choices

jhnmrk

This is the most amazing thing I've seen all day... Treat your bike thief to a beer while he takes your wheels. Nice.

wearyourtruth

^hahaha i've never thought of that before

jakerock

Frame looks nice, but the tool is silly.

Anyone have a USA source for the Bianchi with the vaporizer mounts?
Thanks, Jake