Hey everyone, I was just wondering if I could get some recommendations for a mid range steel frame.

I previously rode an EAI Bareknuckle which I really liked besides the fact that it was too small for me. If I could find a slightly bigger Bareknuckle I'd hop on it, but as the market is looking right now, I'm in search of something new.

I'm simply looking for something steel, with maybe a little bit more relaxed geometry than the Bareknuckle but still responsive. Don't care too much for lugged or NJS, and would prefer threadless, and would like the fork drilled for a brake if possible.

Has anyone found anything else that is somewhat in that spectrum?

Soma Rush

Bob Jackson

Surly Steamroller, half the price of the Bareknuckle frameset.

Jamis Sputnik!

I love my Soma Rush. The Steamroller is more relaxed, versatile and beastly but a little heavier. The Sputnik seems like one of the best options on the market.

Steamroller or Rush, agreed. Two of my buddies have both of these frames in my size, and I love them both. The 'roller is heavier and more relaxed, but I like it more for distances, but for just sprinting around the city, the Rush is slightly lighter and more responsive, and the big tubing just feels beefy.

I love riding my Schwinn Madison.

alien gives you a custom frame for 500

Steamroller!! The do-it-all fixed frame.
tarck it out, or make it a comfortable commuter!

Ugh, I don't know if aluminum is the way to go. The 09 Fuji Track Comp looks beautiful but I'm wondering if its completely impractical on the streets.

Checking out Sanner Cycles too for a midrange custom starting at 500 for the frameset. Bob Jackson cycles also looks like a possibility but I don't like the 1" threadless... prefer 1 1/8" just because its more standard.

I rode a Soma Rush and Raleigh Rush Hour. The Soma wins hands down.

read, m.er f.er. he wants a 1 1/8" threadless, stiff frame. the vigorelli is not those things.

that said, it's a spectacular frame, esp. if you're smaller than 5'9 and/or weigh less than 175.

ed: actually (and correct me if i'm wrong, i'm too lazy to search) they build their larger vigorellis with a beefier tubing if i recall correctly, so nix the previous sentence.

the soma is not 1-1/8"; it's 1". the madison is similar to the bareknuckle - 4130 tubing, slightly heavier and with a more relaxed 73/73 geometry instead of the 75/74 combo of the bareknuckle. drilled for brakes, 35mm rake.

how much does a Bob Jackson cost? I went to his website and it didn't have very much information. Do you have to call them? Let me know any info y'all have...