Pearson Touche

Thinking about buying a Pearson Touche as a first fixed bike, anybody ride one? Is this a good move or should i be looking else where?

Have you ridden one?
If you have and [I]you[I] like it - jump in and buy. They're nice bikes with
relaxed angles, a longish wheelbase with a raised BB. This makes for quite a nice ride ( i've had a blast on a 54 - rode well), but with a "penchant" for the track, my preferences are possibly different to yours?
Go for it - if you have nothing to compare it to, then try a few first.
Good luck

i went for one and im very happy,i had a few spare bits laying around so pearsons stuck them on the build for me and took the money of the final build,i was starting to get carried away with the whole fixed wheel thing ,i started wanting a cheap fixed bike for my winter training ,next thing i wanted was bob jackson frame with all the trimmings and the extra cost but lucky i saw sense and went for the cheaper option and got a pearson,the are great starter bikes if your not worried about being all pimped up

when you say raised bb, how high are we talking?

I think it's just over 26cm... but you'd need to google that.

not sure that 26cm is standard for even a road bike...mercian's standard bb height on road frames is around 27.5 i think. I shouldn't really be involved in this thread as ive never seen a pearson touche, but it is a track frame right?

Good choice.

^^ Yeah - apologies... I guess i made it sound like it was an important feature....
I basically meant that it has the "makings" of a pretty decent first purchase.

Not had chance to test one yet, still enjoying the chase ;)
Also thinking about a Fuji track, as it seems such a bargain.

not sure that 26cm is standard for even a road bike...mercian's standard bb height on road frames is around 27.5 i think. I shouldn't really be involved in this thread as ive never seen a pearson touche, but it is a track frame right?

no, it's a road ss/fixed. not a track bike.

and that should be a consideration if prospective buyers see themselves ever deciding to hit the boards with something other than a hire bike.

get the fuji track. bargain from biddle, cranks and wheels need changing asap but i love the frame. (sold mine a long time ago but kind of regret when i look at the money i have spent on bikes since, i should have just kept that)

RPM, do you reckon a bb height of 278mm is high enough to be considered track... i know its a bit of a silly question because all tracks are different with steeper angles etc. But in general...

RPM, do you reckon a bb height of 278mm is high enough to be considered track... i know its a bit of a silly question because all tracks are different with steeper angles etc. But in general...

well, for a frame to be a genuine track frame, it would have a certain geometry, including the high BB.

now 278mm is certainly enough for herne-hill and shallow banked dromes, and maybe even others if used with 165mm cranks and if the rider doesn't cut up the banking sharply, but you'd see a BB height of 290-300mm on most modern track bikes.

plenty of people ride road type fixed bikes on velodromes, and in events where sharp turns on banking don't really occur (like pursuiting) there isn't a problem.

at the end of the day, for a frame to be considered "track" it must be designed and intended primarily to be ridden on velodromes, such as the fuji track, or cinelli vigorelli, for example.

although bikes like condor's pista, and the pearson touche can be ridden on many velodromes, they are designed as road fixed/singlespeed bikes first and foremost.

cheers for the info mate! Just been a bit worried about the specs of my new frame, its bb height is 278mm (head tube and seat tube angles at 74 degrees), and although it is intended primarily for road use, i wanted to be assured that i could take it round the track without problems - i doubt i'm going to be taking it round manchester track or anywhere else thats really steep though so hopefully it'll be alright.

The Pearson Touche is one that I also would recommend.

However, it will not be right for all tracks. http://www.sittingbournegreyhounds.co.uk/

DO click on the above link. C'mon, click it!

:))

Let me know how you get on with it if you do get one.

I have a pearson from the 60's. It's lovely but it has some crazy geometry. Really long top tube, really high bottom bracket.... it sorta looks like a cadilac.

I have one and am very happy with it. The geometry is virtually identical to my main road bike, save for the bb height, and it's a nice frame, it rides really well. Plus, clearance for mudguards and mounts for a rear rack are a major plus. The rest of the kit is sensible and well thought out, though the crankset will want replacing in due course.

Lemond Fillmore? Has the same kind of attributes at a lower price.

I have one and am very happy with it. The geometry is virtually identical to my main road bike, save for the bb height, and it's a nice frame, it rides really well. Plus, clearance for mudguards and mounts for a rear rack are a major plus. The rest of the kit is sensible and well thought out, though the crankset will want replacing in due course.

Lemond Fillmore? Has the same kind of attributes at a lower price.

It does? I haven't found good info on it yet - does it offer good clearance, and holes for guards and rack?