Can someone tell me what kind of frame this is?

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Fixed Gear Bicycle - with Vintage Track Frame | eBay

I need a new daily commuter. Is this a good deal? What kind of frame is it and should I bid?
Thanks

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geo looks slack, and lots of fork rake… reminds me of a path racer.

And it all depends on what you want from your commuter. Gears, Rack, gaurds, panniers etc??

It’s up you if you want to bid, as a commuter I,d rather a shop bike like the 2011 Schwinn Madison at $599.

But even that wouldn’t make an ideal commuter as it has minimal options for the Rack, gaurds, panniers etc…

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Meh it’s got some ok parts it’s pretty small.
What size are you after?
I’d wait and find something better.

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Looks like it was built for 27" wheels. In saying that I dunno if you should bid or not. Parts list looks alright but if I had 400 I’d probs wait til after Xmas when people are gonna be clearing shit out/need cash so bargains might popup!

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I just looked, but this frame has the same lugs as the pinkish hoffy in the hoffy thread.

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i just need a bike since mine was flogged. i need a 54-55 cm frame. my old bike was a self built track fixie and after spending loads of time and money on it i want to buy one that is just as good if not better and ready to roll.
im not fussed about racks etc just needs to be a lightweight fixed gear bike.I am ready to drop about 600 on it just before / around xmas so i can ride around like an orphan over the holidays. if anyone finds something like this leme know.
so to clarify this is probably NOT a japanese frame like a keirin or something?

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Probably not, and it’s probably smaller than 54/55! Someone posted up a nice bike from Perth gumtree in a thread somewhere for 400! I’d chase that up!

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so many bikes got s link??

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Try a fuji classic track or fuji feather.
I think gear does them new for $600 ish check their site.
Best bang for buck and better commuting geo.

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A friend just bought said Fuji Feather off these guys recently, at about the same price.

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whenever anyone talks about ‘bang for buck’ i always end up disagreeing with them because of this baby:

reynolds 520 tubing and weinmann dp18s for 300, done deal.

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^^ This aint too bad, but I still feel I need to go for something better. Ive been riding fixed for awhile now and take pride in my rides. I need a whip not an entry level machine.

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Fuji feathers not bad but my friend has one and we cant have that eh.

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And the crappiest looking geo(lazy), that makes the tubeset factor null and void.

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true, geo is slack
but still, nothing wrong with that. just a more relaxed, less twitchy ride

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Looks too much like the reids, mojos etc… Fujis are nicer,except this years model is downspecced to a p/point with shitty parts and a hiyen fork.

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The original bike looks like it was built for 27" wheels… More of a path racer than true tarck fixxxay.

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dunno

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If you take pride in your whips you might like to consider spending more than $600 on it.

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This is an unfortunate truth, save up another 600 and you could put together something pretty nice. In the meantime get a cheap beater running, it’ll be handy to have anyway.