As above.
Thinking about a simple fixed build based on a Steam Roller.
Currently I have a fixed Genesis Dayone with drop bars and 35mm tyres (it won't fit larger) but I'd like to try a Steam Roller with a **cough** riser bar **cough** for general pootling gravel rides.
I'd likely end up swapping the fork out for a disc fork (Surly's 26'' Trucker to keep the AtoC similar) as I understand the clearances stated are actually without brakes!
So any feedback on the Steam Roller?
I have had about 5 of them, starting in 2003 with a quill stem version.
They are nice stable feeling frames which I always get bored of, get other frames then get another Steamroller, get bored of it and so on.
They have a lower BB (road height) than most fixed gear frames which gives the stable feeling.
This was the latest one I had
Nope, but they do make lovely versatile fixed wheel bikes. On road , off road, guards no guards. Not the lightest but will still feel nippy compared to a mtb.
I had one years ago and always regret selling it. Very versatile. Street fixed, upright, drops, gravel, dirt capable.
I had one and selling it was my biggest regret. An absolute pleasure to ride, comfy yet springy and fast. Loved it
Mine had a riser bar, worked fine with a longer stem. Rode it on towpaths without too much bother, and that was with 25mm tyres lol
I have an ancient Singular Peregrine, i bought it to be a cheap pub bike, but in my usual fashion it ended up being favourite bike as that skinny steel is still the best thing to absorb gravel tracks.
I looked at many Surly frames over the years, but i don't think i have ever seen one that didn't have a large pile of spacers under stem, never known why they persist in making too shorter headtubes?
but i don’t think i have ever seen one that didn’t have a large pile of spacers under stem, never known why they persist in making too shorter headtubes?
Take a look at the one I posted up there and you will indeed see one without a large pile of spacers. I do agree that their head tubes are fairly short but then they can be a bit shorter than most track frames due to that lower BB
I think one of the best things about them is that they didn't go for the TrueTrackGeometry that was all the rage about 15 years ago. Add a set of canti lugs all round and some cable guides and I think it'd be perfect. Not a Cross-Check!
Brother AllDay seems fairly close to that, and at a more palatable price.
Thank you folks for the inputs and thoughts.
@kerly what you have there is exactly the sort of build I'd like to try ..... but with a brake! A lovely build.
@bruisewillies ( fantastic forum name ) I'f forgotten about the Allday - I'll go take a look at that.
Thanks again.
Mark
and at a more palatable price.
The price has gone through the roof recently. I paid under £300 for all of my framesets brand new but then seem to have gone from £300 to £500+ in a very short time.
exactly the sort of build I’d like to try ….. but with a brake!
Not getting into that argument again but if you use it mainly off road you would be surprised how unrequired a brake is
The price has gone through the roof recently. I paid under £300 for all of my framesets brand new but then seem to have gone from £300 to £500+ in a very short time.
If OP needs a 54cm, you could buy my Pompino F&F in the classifieds for £100.... 🙂 (Although max tyre clearance on that is about 35mm too)
I had and loved my Steamroller, until it went under a bus.
I’d have another but the Steamroller tax is more than the depth of my pockets.