What is the difference
John C.
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What is the difference between a track bike that can be fitted with gears, brakes etc. and a normal road bike ? I'm looking at a Cannondale R600 Road Frame Mint Pista Track Bike UK .
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If you are looking at the one on Ebay then that is a road frame pure and simple. A very old one at that. You could never use it as a single speed as there is no way to adjust the chain.
A pure track frame will have 120 mm OLN horizontal dropouts, a high BB and very close clearances. It may just take a brake. Back in the 50s and 60s many of us rode what were called Road/path frames which were track frames but with closer to road geometry and a lower BB. Not realy suitable for track use but fine for TTs etc. I did fit gears on one of these for a while and it handled like a pig, Hands off was impossible but it was fine on fixed.0 -
Yes that's the one. A 4 day week means a light carbon is out of the question but I've sold enough bits and pieces to make this frame just about affordable . It's not much of an upgrade but it looks a bit better than my present 7005 alloy tube Non specific frame. My kit is 105 9 speed and thought that would suit the frame. Any thoughts ? Many thanks for above. how old do you think it is ?0
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I would say late 90s at best. Quill stems were old hat on top models when I started riding again in 1997. I doubt if that is a carbon fork either as it is very slim line. I don't know what you ride at the moment but one of the Ribble 7005 frames would work out as cheap with a carbon fork. I have used a winter/audax one for 3 years now as a winter bike and it is fine. I would not touch this one John.0
