• looks to me like a cycle speedway frame, very steep headangle and no rake on the fork. there are a lot of these available cheap. i chap i knew was considering buying a load to sell on at a tidy profit for a similar price. its cheap its heavy = slow. speedway geometry = stupid toe overlap and shit steering. it just makes no sense to buy it! why ask for opinions and then completely disregard them.

    OK I may be asking for opinions, but that doesn't make me stupid. First of all, it is definitely not a speedway frame, end of.
    Second, hardly any track bikes or modern road bikes have noticeable fork rake.
    Third, many expensive track bikes/fixed gears have toe overlap, and nobody seems to care.
    Fourth, I realise it's heavy, about a kilo heavier than a £500 frameset, and when built up you'd be talking nuts to think a kilo of non rotational weight makes a big difference in speed.
    Fifth, the steep headtube angle does not mean shit steering, it means very responsive steering, like a track bike and unlike a time trial bike.
    Finally, I'm not disregarding people's opinions, and Iam keeping my eye out for a nice frame in the classifieds, I was just wondering if there was any GOOD reasons why I shouldn't consider it. /rant

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