Track Frames With Clearance for Tracklocross – Part 2
The first part of the guide to frames for tracklocross has proven to be a bit of a hit, and I’ve also had people send me other options and frames to look at and see what I think. Now, I’ve started to compile a second guide so that we don’t end up with a massive mess of a post.
If you’ve ever learnt to ride at a velodrome, the chances are that the hire bike was a Dolan Pre Cursa. It is a reliable frame, and if you’ve ever learnt to ride at a velodrome, the chances are that the hire bike was a Dolan Pre Cursa. They do a grass track bike with this frame with 35mm wide Conti tyres, and we can assume it has some good tracklocross clearance. It is a reliable frameset that builds a great little track bike at an excellent price.
Made out of Reynolds 725 steel and under £500 for a frameset, then the Ribble 725s might be the answer you need for your tracklocross build. With tyre clearance of up to 38mm, you’ll be able to join the club with ease and first many of the new modern gravel tyres to your steed.
The Skream Anodiz might not have the exact tyre clearance as their Ranger model. But, it does come for a lot less cash. It will still fit 32mm wide tyres, which can be plenty wide depending on where you live. It also features tube shapes that are a bit extravagant if you are used to skinny steel tubes.
The Hitchhiker is one of those frames designed to raid your spares drawer and build the bike you need. The BLB Hitchhiker is another one of those frames to pick if you don’t know if you’ll stick with tracklocross. You can run discs, cantis, no brakes, racks, fenders, and has clearance for 42mm tyres. It might not be fancy, but it’ll certainly get you down the road.
Otso has a few tracklocross options with the single speed/fixie chip option. Might be worthy of this list, though they are up there in price as some of the bikes are carbon and others are titanium. https://www.dailyadvent.com/news/03b1531bb09fcabf2bbd9a7c9006dc7e-Otso-Cycles-announces-Single-Speed-Conversion-Kit-for-their-metal-Tuning-Chip-dropouts
There is also the Priority Ace which is a belt driven bike. Another one worth a look for this list.
https://www.prioritybicycles.com/products/ace
Cheers
Hi, I think the Milwaukee Bruiser 2 and Orange One qualify! Very high quality and custom-made in Taiwan and Wisconsin (Waterford plant), respectively.
https://www.benscycle.com/milwaukee-bicycle-co–bruiser-2-frameset-mkepackage-milwaukeebicycleco-bruiser2-20834/p
https://www.benscycle.com/milwaukee-bicycle-co–orange-one-single-speed-frameset-mkepackage-milwaukeebicycleco-orangeone-20834/p
I’ll give them a look
Junk Yard Cats introduced a tracklocross bike this week at Philly bike expo that looks great.
Hey, a bombtrack needle would clear 35c on the rear. The Front only fits up to a 28 though but you can easily swap the fork for bigger clearance
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Hi, I know a mexican bike reseller that partnered with a local framebuilder and are about to release a tracklocross specific frameset. I’ll share some pictures in your DM soon.
Thanks.