Need some advice on buying track frame
08-01-16, 08:08 AM
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Need some advice on buying track frame
Hi everyone, I'm Jeff. I seriously need some advice on buying a new track frame, I currently have a Dolan DF4, but being a sprinter, the DF4 feels a bit soft to me, can anyone recommend some frame to me please!!!
08-01-16, 09:32 AM
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Hi, Jeff. Welcome to the forum.
If the DF4 is flexing on you, then I imagine that you are pretty strong. I'd guess that there are few frames stiffer than the DF4...and they are all expensive.
What are you squatting these days?
If the DF4 is flexing on you, then I imagine that you are pretty strong. I'd guess that there are few frames stiffer than the DF4...and they are all expensive.
What are you squatting these days?
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Some light reading on the subject: https://www.bikeforums.net/track-cycl...ete-bikes.html
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Welcome to the forum!
Are you sure you are flexing the frame?
because it might be your parts(stem, handlebar, crank, or wheel)
Also if you want to switch frame you have some choices
-BT, Look, Custom steel frame, Custom carbon frame, GB track frame(not Cervelo T5)
or you could try Koga track frame, but I am not sure it's super stiff.
BTW all the carbon frame options are super expensive.
Are you sure you are flexing the frame?
because it might be your parts(stem, handlebar, crank, or wheel)
Also if you want to switch frame you have some choices
-BT, Look, Custom steel frame, Custom carbon frame, GB track frame(not Cervelo T5)
or you could try Koga track frame, but I am not sure it's super stiff.
BTW all the carbon frame options are super expensive.
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Thanks for all of the advices! Yea, I realised that after Dolan, all the prices of carbon track bikes rise like crazy, it's like there are no bikes in between Dolan to BT/Look, so frustrating! Quite an interesting list of bikes you have here, I'll take a look into it.
I don't squat really really heavy, but I squat everything in 10 reps, and now I have legs like Robert Förstemann
I don't squat really really heavy, but I squat everything in 10 reps, and now I have legs like Robert Förstemann
