AristoNYC

I have a few bikes and looking to unload some and buy or build a better distance trainer.

I have 3 bikes I'm looking to get rid of - Giant TCX, Kilo WT, & my built Leader 722.

I want to get a bike to ride distance (60 miles+/-) and My current Dolan Pre Cursa is not that fun to ride that far, I like it for trips under 20 miles.

I am looking to spend under 1k on a complete or buy a frame/fork and use the parts off my 722 and just sell the frame.

I like riding fixed due to the physical aspect of it rather than buying a geared road bike.

Requirements-
Steel or Aluminium, no preference
size 60 (i'm 6'4)
frame & fork together
light weight
front & rear brake compatible

Thanks for any help.

calv

wabi?

dookie

An older Jamis Sputnik is exactly what you're looking for. They were 631 tubed and Maxway built through at least '09, OK welding, basic paint, nice investment-cast track ends. Earliest had Easton carbon forks and Ritchey controls. More recently, 520 tubes & steel fork.

I have easily 10k road miles on an '07, many centuries, and always step into threads like these to recommend it. The frame is worthy of nicer running gear than OEM for sure. Ideally, buy a frame(set?)...if you buy complete, do the wheels first.

[edit: Too bad you're not short. There's a new 53 bare frame on ebay right now at a very reasonable price.]

Street rider

+1. His stuff really seems to be geared more towards a road-specific set up.

max-a-mill

if your 6'4" you probably want bigger than a 60cm if it is gonna fit comfortably.

AristoNYC

I am thinking of going cheap
https://bikeisland.com/cgi-bin/BKTK_S...ls&ProdID=1716
I will use all the parts of my 722.
2.7lbs isn't too bad.

TheRealFaux

Surly Steamroller.

max-a-mill

you got an eno rear hub or something to make those vertical dropouts work for you?

seanifred

+1

i hate trying to wrestle with vertical dropout/chain length stuff. maybe look at wabi like everybody and their mother has suggested? its a nice bike, too.

jpsawyer

The Soma Van Ness may be an option.

AristoNYC

crap, forgot about that. thanks for the heads up.

bael

I think the steamroller is the same geo as the Kilo WT he is selling. However, I find my steamroller pretty comfortable long distance. Also, i find the cannondale capo to be a comfortable frame long distance. It's pretty much a road frame with horizontal dropouts.

RaleighSport

Silly question, why not pick up a vintage road frameset for cheap and do the old fashioned conversion? If you get an old enough one the OLD will even be 120mm.

Bat56

This is what you should do.

AristoNYC

Should/could I use My tempo frame? https://www.pedalroom.com/bike/80s-schwinn-tempo-7225

Nagrom_

Hell yes, wtf?

That makes it real easy.

RaleighSport

Yes but don't do anything YOU can't reverse, it's a very nice frameset and way underrated for what it is, I have an 87 Tempo and 88 Premis both and love'em.
Oh and heads up but I'm sure you already know, the OLD on your tempo is 126, but if your careful putting a fixed gear wheel in that's no big thing.

Nagrom_

Just ran across the geo chart for the Dawes SST AL, and it has pretty much standard road geo. 7005 AL, carbon fork, comes in big sizes, drilled for both brakes, cable stops, bottle bosses, replaceable dropouts, cheap too. Pretty much exactly what you're after.
I'd get one of those. Keep your tempo.

$160 shipped
https://bikeisland.com/cgi-bin/BKTK_S...ls&ProdID=1277

geo:

elemtee

love my dawes, and it doesnt sound like a pop can with a hand full of pennies rolling around in it. its solid.

fwiw, my 58cm came in at 2021g with stock headset installed.

AristoNYC

I dont think the BikeIsland frame comes with a carbon fork.

Nagrom_

Oh, oops. Thats the BD version. Regardless, its exactly what you want.


Pick one:
https://bikeisland.com/cgi-bin/BKTK_S...cessories-Road

max-a-mill

yeah i wouldn't take apart that tempo if you ride it. (maybe level the seat though )

in fact i'd take that out to try to build up your fitness for long rides. save your fixed gear for city jaunts. once you get comfortable with long distances on the roadie then try to start doing em fixed.

FixedDriveJess

+1

Wabi is the absolute ****. My next frame will be Wabi.

hairnet

He should build a geared fixie. Crazy, right?

calv