Help me build a track frame

Talking to a Guy this morning and he is going to build me a steel track frame,and I want your help a forum build if you like it's going to be steel maybe a choice of normal size tubing or oversize,undrilled fork and choice of lugs so from ideas and pictures you provide hopefully in a few months I will have something a bit special,even down to the end paint,so come on guys post your ideas for lugs and names etc.

Dibs.

Oh, good luck.

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Have a look at the Bishop or Vanilla cycles websites and Flickr accounts for some inspiration.

For slightly simpler (but still beautiful) craftsmanship, why not check out Roberts, Mercian or Dave Yates.

Plenty of stuff out there, make it your own, not the forum's.

^ Wise words

LFGSS cut outs

MLP Headbadge

These are two good websites for trying out different combinations of components

http://www.fixiestudio.com/

http://www.pedalmafia.com/mafid/mafia_id.html

Sobs

2nd dibs.

These are two good websites to try out different combinations of how hipster you are

http://www.latfh.com/

http://nopostagerequired.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/fixed-gear-rider1.jpg

fixied

foffa head badge
create headbadge
baby blue fixie head badge
pengy headbadge

any of the above would look good

hi kc,

how about columbus genius, filleted with no lugs. mr goff isn't a million miles away and could make you a track bike without peer. colours for me at the moment are either classic flats or flamboyants, all deep, deep laquered. as for decals, if you make up your own designs he can get them vinyl'd.

an oversize downtube/top tube. deda eom or whatever the new tubeset is (zero replica?) or columbus spirit (not the keirin lugged tubeset) the deda shaped stays that rourke uses which are a triangular into round shape. 1'1/8 headtube tall enough to negate lots of spacers.
fillet brazed or tigged no lugs.
standard track geometry, no funny ideas about angles maybe slight angle to the TT o.k or even just a dropped TT depending on headtube length

That hexagonal shit that Goff uses looks well noncey, but it's as stiff as hell

Pengy! It's been a while. I love you.

Yep, fillet should be stiffer, all other things equal. Definitely get a chainstay bridge in their too, to increase rear end stiffness.

If you get on with you Planet-X, why not base the geometry on that?

631/531 db C / fast back stay tops, both chain and seat stay bridges (nock out chain stay for closer rear wheel if desired), SS cast lugs (polished with paint only on tubes - or full chrome on tubes if you can get it - or just rear tri - optional), investment cast 'dropouts' . make sure BB is high enough for manc. regs.
71/71 parallel head and seat tube, horizontal top tube, no oversize on tubes, headtube should be defined by keeping frame sqaure, as should seattube. toptube (this is the real defining measurement) should be short comfortable - but make sure no pedal overlap . 1" rake low down round section fork blades - old 50s style double parallel crown if you can get - definatley not cinelli style - get a real lugged crown of some sort.
stay should get rear wheel nice and close to the seat tube
lugs: http://www.henryjames.com/

1" steer for steel , threaded or ahead - probably threaded

be different

those square one look amazing where can you get hem?

also these are good SS and have fastback in them too

these:
http://www.cycle-frames.com/bicycle-frame-tubing/images/P/evr_lugs_road_cst_l-06.jpg