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  • Not a lot tbf mate, I've always ridden mtb's but been looking to get something a bit more road oriented for a while, even before my bike was stolen. I'm looking to build on a relatively small budget and heard both were reliable steel road/track style frames. What would the advantages be of each?
    Cheers mate, sorry for the lack of knowledge :)

    I'm assuming that was a reply to my reply, sorry to hear about your bike to.

    Both are good, the Brother has more typical track geometry, steeper angles, higher bottom bracket and a shorter top tube which would give a more aggressive and nippy feel, but its a steel frame that fits 28c's so its still pretty practical (but depends on how define practical). Then the Surly has geometry more like a road bike, the bb is lower and the top tube is longer, so i guess it would be a more relaxed positions (but also depends how you set it up) also has clearance for huge tyres or mudguards using P-clips, probably more practical but maybe not as fun as the Brother.

    You may also be interested in the On-one pompino? the frame is on sale for £100 at the moment, has a bit of a mtb vibe but without the hole sluggish feel.

    hope that helped.

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