I'm looking for a steel fg/ss with 120mm rear spacing. I want it for street riding. Prefer comfort over anything else. Which one would you recommend, or is there another comparable frame in the same price range? All I need is a frame set.

I have been riding the steamroller for about 4 years and love it. It is a bit heavy but you can fit big tires on it.

Most anything you look at new, modern and ignoring antique stuff will probably have 120mm spacing.

I tried to word that to avoid the "Well what about this obscure piece of crap??" replies.

Of all my bikes i like the Steamroller the best, after changing out the ice cream truck handlebars to a nice stiff riser bar.

What crankset and bottom bracket would you recommend for a Steamroller? I got mine 1.5 years ago, and am slowly swapping things out when I'm not doing the same for my Crosscheck. I'm a n00b with bikes, so I don't really know where to start looking at crank sets. Thanks!

Steamroller is more road geo, I flipped the stem up right on mine and put on riser bars. I also put on 32c tires and it's so comfortable it's not even funny. Surly gets my vote but I never rode a big block before.

Def leaning towards the steamroller. Is it reasonable to think I can keep it under 20lbs?

The Big Block is more stiff for sure, but after a couple months daily use you HTFU and don't notice the occasional chipseal or pothole. Got 28 tires on mine, could probably go up to 32. If your roads are like the surface of the moon get the Steamroller.

Your best move is to get your local frame builder build the frame you need ... oh, hang on, you mentioned cost. Seriously, my Hillbrick, Columbus Zona fame with essentially Miche Primato components, cost me roughly what a reasonable quality Ultegra component roadie would have cost. More expensive than a Kilo TT but I wanted a bike to last me until I die. Consider, how long do you intend to use this bike and how well do you know your requirements. Sometimes, spending more saves a lot. Two and a half years after taking delivery of my Hillbrick, I got it right

Love my steamroller, I have it built up more like a SS road bike rather than a urban fixed bike. The geo is very comfortable, and the ride is surprisingly supple. It's not, however, very light.

Will you even notice if it weighs 21 lbs?

No, but the interwebs will.

My Steamroller is pretty new, factory parts except for bars and stem so far. The last bike I built i put some eighthinch cranks on it. They are pretty beefy and beat the crap out of that bike havn't had any problems,

Last build shot before finishing, with Eighthinch crank set