i don't think 2.5 secs over 4k, is a great performance gain in materials...........but then i don't race.
It's plenty of margin for racing, but against an IF 953 (*soi-disant *pinnacle of steel frames) it's also free; IF953 is $3600, equating to £2700 with VAT, a lighter and stiffer Pinarello XTrack is £2040 at Evans and you can have it in time for the track day.
Below about £400~500, steel track frames can hold their own with the modest aluminium offerings at the price point, but once you're above that, you're spending money on art, not porn.
It's plenty of margin for racing, but against an IF 953 (*soi-disant *pinnacle of steel frames) it's also free; IF953 is $3600, equating to £2700 with VAT, a lighter and stiffer Pinarello XTrack is £2040 at Evans and you can have it in time for the track day.
Below about £400~500, steel track frames can hold their own with the modest aluminium offerings at the price point, but once you're above that, you're spending money on art, not porn.