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My track frame is completely dent free. I inspected the frame before I bought it. I fully cleaned the frame (was a little bit of oil/grease on it from using it) and it's the factory paint with almost no scratches on it (you have to put a very good light on it and that has to come from the right direction to see them).
The problem I had with my old (1970's) road frame I used as a fixed gear was the sideways movement of the bottom bracket. This was especially annoying with climbing hills. You can actually feel it and see it. If that is also solved with over sized tubes then that might be a solution. I never noticed any play in the front triangle at all.
But for the rest, are there any reasonable priced brands I should look into? What should I look at? I can buy a new B'TWIN Triban 3 UK for €399 from Decathlon but I doubt it's a good bike.