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| Designs :: Track & Fixed Gear |
Track riding takes competition cycling down to its most essential form. We bred our geometries from decades of national and world championship competition offering general purpose designs as well as specialty designs for events and even different track configurations.
In recent years, many advanced riders have sought the training benefits and simplicity of fixed gear riding on the road. Though sharing dropouts and drivetrain with dedicated track designs, fixed gear road bikes take all forms found on the pavement from road racing to light touring designs. With custom geometry standard, you can create a bike that fits your specific training needs and riding desires.
One secret to Waterford's great ride is our advanced tubeset engineering. We've integrated the new generation of air-hardening steels - True Temper OX Platinum and Reynolds 853 - throughout our model line. Press for more information on Waterford's air-hardening steels. Using these alloys as a base, we've designed a custom tubing palette we use to meet each individual rider's needs:
Waterford's design team pioneered OS tubing in the late 1980's and has carried this tubing system further than any other builder:
- Waterford uses tubing formulations specifically designed for the track.
- Special oversized diameter tubing, including chainstays as well as main tubes, increases tubing stiffness while reducing weight. Flaring the seatmast at the bottom bracket adds stiffness where it has the maximum impact on pedaling efficiency.
- Round cross-section tubing without bends offers the highest possible strength to weight ratio.
- Waterford's unique short-butt design eliminates any unnecessary weight while assuring strength near the lugs - precisely where it is needed.
- Waterford specifies different tube thicknesses for different sizes of frame, allowing bigger riders the stiffness they need and smaller riders the comfort they want.
Based on our wisdom of decades of support for national and world class riders, we craft geometries to meet each riders individual needs. Track riders can specialize their geometries for specific events and even tracks. Road fixed gear riders can used one of Waterford's excellent road handling packages.
- Waterford starts with a system of great standard geometries that maintain proper weight distribution over a wide range of sizes. Included with every Waterford are made to measure services. Every rider can get their ideal fit!
- Our head angle/fork rake combinations assure responsive steering without twitchiness.
- Rear dropouts are spread to 120mm to fit the most up-to-date high-performance track components.
Forks
You can order a number of quality forks for your racing machine:
Waterford's Steel Fork
No builder creates a steel fork with the ride of a Waterford fork. The combination of stiff crown and soft blade tips combines to offer what many riders characterize as the best ride you can buy!
- The 22-Series track fork comes with a custom investment cast fork crown specifically designed for round track fork blades. Our in-house fork-building capability lets us offer handling packages that fall outside the range of the available composite forks.
- Custom-engineered Reynolds 531 constant wall thickness round track fork blades as well as our special fork rake offer a stiff, responsive ride.
- You can order your for with or without brake holes.
- The 22-Series fork receives Waterford custom stainless steel dropouts. Your dropout faces stay clean - no rust or peeling of the finish.
Composite forks
For Road fixed gear riding, Waterford offers an exceptional range of composite forks.
- Reynolds Ouzo Pro - in both 1" and 1 1/8" threadless.
- Reynolds Ouzo Comp - in 1" and 1 1/8" threadless
- True Temper Alpha Q with either the TI or Carbon steerer
- True Temper Alpha Q Sub 3 Carbon steerer
- Profile Design BRC 1"
2800
- The 2800 comes with stainless steel track dropouts.
- Riders looking for a more upright position might benefit from our head tube extensions. Press here for an example of a 20mm extension.
- Available for 1" steerers - threaded and threadless.
- Order your frame like the purist track bike without water bottle bosses, or add bosses for training and road use.
F-14
- Available for both 1" and 1 1/8" steerer tubes.
- F-14 comes with proprietary laser cut stainless steel track dropouts.
- Brake holes and cable stops are available for riders who want the benefits of fixed gear riding on the road.
- A silver-brazed seat cluster provides secure clamping for a standard 27.2mm seatpost and adds an elegant touch.
- Our stainless steel track dropouts have a clean look while holding the rear wheel firmly in place.
- Order your frame like the purist track bike without water bottle bosses, or add bosses for training and road use.