May 17, 2009

Clean Lines




If you are into clean lines, you should definitely check out Tonic Fab. Based in Oregon (not too far from California), they make some of the most beautiful track frames that I have seen. According to Tonic Fab's website:
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You won’t find our chainstays, seat stays, dropouts or headtubes on any other bike. The Supernaut makes other track frames look positively spindly, but it isn’t heavy. A 57 weighs just under 4.5lbs.

With a 1.5" Down tube and 7/8" stays, the Supernaut is probably the stiffest steel frame you can buy. It’s survived for years under Alfred Bobe, and that’s what we call Animal Testing....

We machine the headtube after welding, submerge the frame in a rust resistant finish before paint, and bond in an aluminum seat tube insert to protect your really nice seat post. All surfaces are machined. With a machine. The Supernaut is dialed."

Definitely dialed...

One other thing. The headtube on this monster works with an integrated headset which has been getting me thinking. It seems like more and more, track frame manufacturers are trying to make thier parts stronger (for the hip trickster crowd, I'm guessing). Because of this, it seems like more and more the parts on newer track frames are drawing heavily from the BMX world. I say, if it is strong and looks good, why not.

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