LOL, a really cool gif always beats logic & math ?

Until you've ridden both frames and can make an actual real world comparison, yes.

For emphasis, I'm going to try to add clarification.

The bike will be used strictly for distance, not touring. It will be fixed-gear w/ a front brake and it will not be replacing my el diablo. So I already have the perfect touring, club riding, dicking around with the wife, kids, family and friends fixed-gear bike covered. This bike will be a non-track race bike. I'm not sure why an ATB came into the equation.

tl;dr

If you post "you should get ....steel framed touring..." you didn't read or don't know that I already ride an extremely badass Handsome Devil already. This is a race-specific bike (frame) we're talking about.

In that case stop dancing around with the $ 420-700 frames and get a Cinelli Super Corsa/Pista ?

http://www.wrenchscience.com/track/f...sa+Pista/2012/

If I was going to climb over the $1k mark on a frame, I'd probably just go with a Lynsky frame. I'm fairly set on the BK at this point. If I was unsure by now, I'd be looking at the new Wabi frameset.

Cool, then the bareknuckle it is.

You said you were 170ish in the other thread I think. Why not get the Gojirra?

I fluctuate up near 185 and the 1" steerer scares me a little, frankly. It seems odd, but every bike I've worked on had a 1 1/8" threadless. My Araya had a quill, but I never mucked with it too much.

my soma had a 1" and with a shim for the stem it was fine, I rode that thing at 225 + a full backpack every day. I'd prefer 1 1/8 too, but that's merely from a convenience standpoint (for me)

You'll be perfectly fine for quill at that weight. They are strong if they are installed correctly.

Only thing is that they are more flexy than threadless and can be heavier in most cases.

I liked the stiffer feel of threadless but its subtle. Nothing wrong with quill though. I'd only be choosing it for looks if I did go that direction, OR if its on the frame I want.

the steerer is threadless so no need to worry about quill support anyway

at my absolute fattest, 260ish, I had an aluminum cannondale with a quill stem. people don't give bikes enough credit :p

You can never have too many fixies bro...

I've been riding a Steamroller for 4 years. One of my favorite bikes. I've had it shod with 700x38 (semi-slicks), 700x32 cross tires and 700x23. Been on many long-distance rides and singletracks. Very comfortable, versatile bike. I haven't ridden a BK, though. But have owned other "track" frames, and although they were fun for short rides around town, they were not fun for long rides. All personal pref. though.

My next frame will most likely be a custom Walt Works, with slightly better pedal clearance. But the Steamroller will always have a spot in the garage.