I can't choose
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I can't choose
Hi fellow 1-geared comrads,
I'm looking out for a new frame for my daily sporty commute.
But I can't choose ;p
These are on my list:
- MASH AC-1
alu frame with full carbon fork, about 2kg, not wild about the paintjob, 900$ (quite pricy alumium that is ) strongly advised by my LBS
- Engine11 Crit-D
very alike the MASH, a litlle bit less aggressive and 350$ cheaper, don't like the paintjobs much more than the ac-1
- Engine11 Sprinter
a bit confused here the frame is bigger and less agressive but engine11 calls it's more a track than a street bike. Around 750$. Why is it much more expensive than a Crit-D and is it better? Looks quite the same...
- Brother Swift
CroMo steel with carbon/alu fork for 700$ sounds good. The least aggressive frame of the five. LOVE the paintjob. A bit heavier of course, 2,5kg.
-Liberty Street
Very budget friendly, but only with alu fork and also 2kg. Paintjob doesn't steal my heart either. But I like the DIY style of the brand.
this are my most important measurements:
height = 183cm / wheight = 85kg / innerleg = 88,5cm / upperleg = 63,5cm / rumplength = 56cm / armlength = 72,7cm / shoulderwidth = 41,5cm
ideal bike measurements:
reach = 35,3cm / stack = 62,4cm / frame hight = 59,2cm (centrer crank to top seattube) / frame length = 56,1cm
What would you choose?
I'm looking out for a new frame for my daily sporty commute.
But I can't choose ;p
These are on my list:
- MASH AC-1
alu frame with full carbon fork, about 2kg, not wild about the paintjob, 900$ (quite pricy alumium that is ) strongly advised by my LBS
- Engine11 Crit-D
very alike the MASH, a litlle bit less aggressive and 350$ cheaper, don't like the paintjobs much more than the ac-1
- Engine11 Sprinter
a bit confused here the frame is bigger and less agressive but engine11 calls it's more a track than a street bike. Around 750$. Why is it much more expensive than a Crit-D and is it better? Looks quite the same...
- Brother Swift
CroMo steel with carbon/alu fork for 700$ sounds good. The least aggressive frame of the five. LOVE the paintjob. A bit heavier of course, 2,5kg.
-Liberty Street
Very budget friendly, but only with alu fork and also 2kg. Paintjob doesn't steal my heart either. But I like the DIY style of the brand.
this are my most important measurements:
height = 183cm / wheight = 85kg / innerleg = 88,5cm / upperleg = 63,5cm / rumplength = 56cm / armlength = 72,7cm / shoulderwidth = 41,5cm
ideal bike measurements:
reach = 35,3cm / stack = 62,4cm / frame hight = 59,2cm (centrer crank to top seattube) / frame length = 56,1cm
What would you choose?
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The best way to choose a bike is to ride a bunch and narrow down from there. Obviously with fixed gears it can be harder because not a lot of shops might carry the brands you are looking at. I have known a whole heap of people with Mash bikes and they love them. I like my old Cinelli Work frame which I think Mash is still making but without actually calling it a Cinelli even though it is Colombus Tubi (part of Cinelli or vice versa) and that would be my choice personally.
If it were me I would look at Rodriguez Shiftless frame for $999 it is handbuilt in the U.S. Tons of sizing options and you can add whatever you need to it to make it work well for you.
Shiftless? Track Bikes - Rodriguez track bikes for Men and women
@TimothyH has one and he is super happy with his and probably within a year or so once I get all my projects finished I am currently working on I might end up getting one as well as I have wanted one for a long time.
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Im actually interested in liberty bikes, i agree the paint job arent that good
But a bike courier i know use it on daily basis and for race r very good he said
Not recommending mash ac1 because of the track geo, friend of mine fall a lot because of pedalstrike with front wheels
But a bike courier i know use it on daily basis and for race r very good he said
Not recommending mash ac1 because of the track geo, friend of mine fall a lot because of pedalstrike with front wheels
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I ordered the Mash 🙃
The last 56 they had.
Everybody I spoke that has a parallax or ac-1 love their bike very much.
Its the most agressive ridebale street bike I found, based on my body measurements.
The custom carbon fork and tubing are a big plus to for me, the downsite is the price offcourse.
The pedal to wheel clearance in a 56 is 7cm, its short but not super extreme. The competition has mostly a cm or 2 more clearance, but some come even shorter. I think its a bit strange your friend falls a lot due to the toe overlap. He must take a lot of extreme turns.
The Liberty street is a great budget option I feel. But it only comes with an alu fork.
I think that's a bit of a shame. But for that money, a realy nice frame.
The last 56 they had.
Everybody I spoke that has a parallax or ac-1 love their bike very much.
Its the most agressive ridebale street bike I found, based on my body measurements.
The custom carbon fork and tubing are a big plus to for me, the downsite is the price offcourse.
The pedal to wheel clearance in a 56 is 7cm, its short but not super extreme. The competition has mostly a cm or 2 more clearance, but some come even shorter. I think its a bit strange your friend falls a lot due to the toe overlap. He must take a lot of extreme turns.
The Liberty street is a great budget option I feel. But it only comes with an alu fork.
I think that's a bit of a shame. But for that money, a realy nice frame.