My "Budget" Track Bike - State Bicycle Co. Black Label v2 Breakdown

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I've been dying to take my crit racing skills to the velodrome for some fixed gear track racing here in San Diego. In order to race bikes at the velodrome, you need a certification course, and a particular style bike. The type of bike ridden must be a fixed gear (fixie), drop bar, clipless pedal (or toe strapped) bicycle.
I didn't want to break the bank searching for a nice track bike, so I started browsing cheap fixie bikes on the internet. My criteria was at least aluminum as I didn't want an insanely heavy steel bike. Ideally, the bike I would select would also have a carbon fork as that has sort of become standard. I needed this bike to be easily upgradeable, so the components needed to be pretty standard. Lastly, the bike needed not be sold out! As there is a massive supply shortage right now, I was worried I wouldn't be able to find the appropriate sized frame for my track bike.
I found all of this to be quite daunting, but was able to track down a State Bicycle Company Black Label v2. This fixed gear bike comes with a 6061 aluminum frame, a carbon fork, and various other components that I break down in this video.
I did move forward with a couple relatively cheap upgrades including the saddle and the bars. I picked up some ZIPP SL-80 bars and a Shimano Pro Stealth Saddle on Amazon (if you want to pick them up using my affiliate link check 'em out):
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0:00 - Introduction
0:36 - Track Bike Search Criteria
1:38 - Component Breakdown
2:24 - Bar Upgrade
3:40 - Tire Upgrade
4:22 - Crank & Pedal Breakdown
5:52 - Saddle Upgrade
7:12 - Taping Bars
7:52 - Future Upgrades
9:58 - Summary

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@WaltDoesBikes 2 жыл бұрын

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@AidanStutzman 2 жыл бұрын

All I've got to add is that its usually better to size down rather than up for track. since track events are shorter and you'll spend less time on the bike comfort falls to the wayside. better to go a size down for stiffness and a more aggressive position.

@WaltDoesBikes 2 жыл бұрын

I actually disagree. Because of UCI limits if you sized down you’d be super limited on stem length because your reach would be behind your front fork mount limit. I don’t know the actual number but I was right at it with a 130mm -17 drop. Almost everyone I know from CAT 4 to 1 to Sprinter on the track gets the largest frameset possible to get your reach as aggressive as possible both long and low because of frame geometry. That’s ultimately why track bikes are SO much longer when you look at their say Large v. a Large in a road bike frameset. Track bike geometries are far more aggressive from the gun. Scope out Argon’s RIO Pro and the BMC TrackMachine (two winningest frames) and check out those compared to a Large road bike.

@l3tk1ll Жыл бұрын

What was the total weight again?

@javierpalomares1774 2 жыл бұрын

Is it possible to make this bike tubeless? I'm tired of getting flat tires. Any help finding the correct parts is appreciated.

@WaltDoesBikes 2 жыл бұрын

I don't believe the stock rims are tubeless ready. Technically speaking, you can make any bike tubeless, really. You would just need to swap the rims out for a setup that's tubeless ready and then chase down the appropriate tires, tape, etc. Overall though, I'm not sure that the stock (aluminum I believe) rims are tubeless ready. You might reach out to State Customer Service to confirm. I personally run latex tubes in a track wheelset nowadays.