I'm fairly new to the scene but over the past 9 months I've fallen in love with riding a fixed gear bicycle. I was gifted a bike that was built on a 51cm Pake Rum Runner frame. I rode it daily for my work commute in San Francisco until it was stolen just few weeks ago after someone broke into my apartment.

So I'm currently in the process of replacing this bike with something greater then or equal to my previous ride. Being that I'm so new to fixed gear cycling and bicycle/component geometry in general I would greatly appreciate it if someone could provide recommendations for replacement bicycles/frames in the same price range or maybe even the next step above. As you would assume, while hunting for replacements I quickly became overwhelmed with the amount of trendy SS/FG online builders out there - it's really difficult to tell what's **** and what compares to my bike that was stolen.

I really enjoyed riding my Pake and would love to create that exact feeling again. Thanks!

If it helps, here's the best photo of the bike I mention above:
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Do you have a budget in mind? The Rum Runner is such a value that it's hard to think of a better frame in the same price range, besides maybe a Kilo. If you go up a bit, you get to Soma, All City, Leader, some other stuff I can't think of.

Wow. That sucks! I hope you had the bike on your home owner's insurance or your renter's insurance, whatever your case may be. What about another Pake Rum Runner? Riding for nine months is long enough to know what you did and didn't like about the bike. You know you liked that frame and that you like steel. Are you looking for a complete or are you thinking about building something up? Also, knowing your budget will help. If I were you, I'd look up the geometry chart for the Pake and compare it to bikes within your budget.

Pake Rum Runner track frame | Retrogression

I'd grab one of those nice limited edition chrome grey Pake frames from Scrod and build something up from there. If you like a bike, don't mess with it. Sometimes hard to recreate with different frames having different geometries etc.

Take the opportunity to loose the gold and add some foot retention...

Thanks for the response.
I suppose I was more looking into buy a new complete for two reasons: 1. I'm not experienced with building up a bike from scratch plus I have minimal tools to do so and 2. I'd really like to get riding again as soon as possible.

I'd like a complete so I could swap out components but still keep riding as I do so.

You will soon hear a chorus of "Kilo TT" in 3, 2, 1...

What is your budget?

Budget is roughly $400 to $600 max.

Thanks for the link, learned something new. Apparently Pake is pronounced "pa-kay". Wonder how many other brands I say wrong. I remember when I used to pronounce Bianchi, Nitto, and Cinelli all wrong (stupid foreign words).

In that case, I'd say a Kilo might be your best bet for getting a solid bike on the road quickly.

Other option if you really like the Pake and want to learn a bit, buy something used off Craigslist with parts you like to ride now and get yourself a Pake frame and move things over/upgrade as needed. A good wheelset and crankset are what will eat up most of your budget so if you found something used with wheels and cranks you like, the Pake frame is a bargain. Maybe find some sort of coop/bike shop with tools you can borrow and make it a learning project.

Otherwise, hello Kilo tt.

Sorry to hear about your bike getting stolen. I live in SF, too, and even though I keep my bikes locked in a garage, I'm still paranoid about someone breaking in and stealing them. A couple of great resources here, in SF, for learning about building/working on your own bike are: The Bike Kitchen and SF Yellow Bike. They both have mechanics there to help, along with the necessary tools, and typically will let you volunteer if you can't afford to pay the small shop fee.

#KiloTT

Kilo tt pro

Sold out in OP's size.

Kilo TT "Stripper"

what ascot that purefix premium, chromoly frame lugged fork sealed bearing wheelset

$600 you can get a kilo tt and have plenty of cash left over for stripper

*high five*