Does anyone have any suggestions?

Its not the brand that matters, its the tubing and tube shape. I would reccomend Reynolds 853 for a track bike. A hand made bike will cost a little less than a brand like cannondale and it will be a lot better.
If you're racing at world level and you have the money.....then you should forget what I just said and get yourself a Look.
If you are looking for a strong carbon bike that rides like a dream then why not try CKT 568.
They are strong as hell, smooth and complete monocoque made from Torayca T1000 carbon. [IMG]cyclingforums.com500Open ↗[/IMG]

Three things to consider are
1 fit
2 fit
3 fit
Also make sure the bike is fitted to you by a knowledgeable person. This will give you the smoothest and effecient ride.

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Originally Posted by jhuskey [IMG]/img/forum/go_quote.gif[/IMG]

Three things to consider are
1 fit
2 fit
3 fit
Also make sure the bike is fitted to you by a knowledgeable person. This will give you the smoothest and effecient ride.

Yeah, this is all true. All three facets should be taken into consideration here. Then I suppose you should think about what kind of track racing or riding you will be doing. Dont get a SLX or Genius frame made if you are a 90kg crank snapping track sprinter, at the same time if you're a points race-madison type endurance rider you probably dont need a columbus Max tubeset. Its just overkill, but seriously if you do a bit of both......853 from reynolds. Any framebuilder can work with that stuff and its not hard to find.

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Originally Posted by Simmske [IMG]/img/forum/go_quote.gif[/IMG]

Yeah, this is all true. All three facets should be taken into consideration here. Then I suppose you should think about what kind of track racing or riding you will be doing. Dont get a SLX or Genius frame made if you are a 90kg crank snapping track sprinter, at the same time if you're a points race-madison type endurance rider you probably dont need a columbus Max tubeset. Its just overkill, but seriously if you do a bit of both......853 from reynolds. Any framebuilder can work with that stuff and its not hard to find.

I'm sure Chris Hoy would leave you for dust in the Kilo on a 531 single butted frame built in the 1950's...

When you get down to talking about tubesets, you're looking at the final details. As was pointed out - fit is the number one factor, whether it be for aerodynamics or for sheer ergonomic rip the pedals off effort or a combination of the two.

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Originally Posted by Simmske [IMG]/img/forum/go_quote.gif[/IMG]

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If you're racing at world level and you have the money.....then you should forget what I just said and get yourself a Look.

If you're racing at world level and you have the money, see if you can blag one of the track bikes from the British Cycling team. It'll probably cost you about $35,000 but they seem to do pretty well on them.

... then again, it's not all about the bike.

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Originally Posted by swampy1970 [IMG]/img/forum/go_quote.gif[/IMG]

I'm sure Chris Hoy would leave you for dust in the Kilo on a 531 single butted frame built in the 1950's...

When you get down to talking about tubesets, you're looking at the final details. As was pointed out - fit is the number one factor, whether it be for aerodynamics or for sheer ergonomic rip the pedals off effort or a combination of the two.

Funny you should mention that. These days he would leave me for dust on a kids bike with trainer wheels. I trained and lived with Chris in 1998 in Manchester and back then he was riding a Greek Carbon thing that would probably be slower than a 531 from 1950, he even had 26' wheels because he thought he would get off to a faster start. He says it was really hard to work out gear ratios! Given the times that hes doing now, he would have enough time to have a cup of coffee when he's finished and watch me enter the bell lap if we started on opposite straights.....On a Reynolds 531 single butted fixie from the 1950s.