Unknown 80s 531 track frame
03-09-21, 08:52 AM
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Unknown 80s 531 track frame
One of the overlooked treasures at the bike estate was this custom painted track frame. It had been painted by G-Forse in Cor D'alene. I've reached out to them, but while he does have recollection of painting it he didn't remember anything else about it. Interesting features include cut lugs, a square undrilled seatstay bridge, Columbus dropouts, and the later 531 decal. The original owner who passed had done some track racing and appears to have had a predilection towards fixed road riding with front brakes installed on both of his track bikes. I LOVE fixed riding, so I'm hoping to continue with his vision for these bikes.
Hoping to get it out on the road today and get some outdoor photos.
Hoping to get it out on the road today and get some outdoor photos.
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03-09-21, 04:49 PM
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Better photos with the money shot,
03-09-21, 05:10 PM
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I’ve not seen a square brake bridge before. Looks like a good machine for pedaling out the serious miles!
03-09-21, 06:27 PM
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Whats the bottom bracket height? Looks really low in the pic. Or is it a relaxed seat tube angle?
03-09-21, 07:05 PM
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*low*
I measured 78mm of bb drop, so it's kinda interesting. It felt fairly steep in the front end, with some toe overlap. With the nice reinforced bottle braze-ons and the low geometry, you'd think the seatstay bridge would be drilled.
The cockpit drop is too much for my hip to bear, so I'm going to have to hipsterize it with a riser of some sort. I'm really not supposed to ride fixed anymore, but with these two just added to the stable I'm going to be hurting for a while.
I measured 78mm of bb drop, so it's kinda interesting. It felt fairly steep in the front end, with some toe overlap. With the nice reinforced bottle braze-ons and the low geometry, you'd think the seatstay bridge would be drilled.
The cockpit drop is too much for my hip to bear, so I'm going to have to hipsterize it with a riser of some sort. I'm really not supposed to ride fixed anymore, but with these two just added to the stable I'm going to be hurting for a while.
