Along with the Volume Cutter, I built up this Soma Rush over the weekend. The frame, while used, had only a few paint chips under all the stickers I had to remove from it. The Soma Rush is an excellent fixed-gear / track frameset made from top quality Tange chro-mo steel, with a few concessions to street riding, like a rear brake bridge and water bottle mounts. Soma is a well-known and respected manufacturer, and the Rush is a cut above typical “entry-level” fixed frames from IRO, Origin8, Mercier, and Bianchi. It is a size 57cm, check out the frame geometry and dimensions here.
I paired it with a lovely Soma Hellyer track crankset and chainring, and it’s rolling on hand-laced Miche Pr1mato wheelset. It’s sporting a brand new saddle, seatpost, chain, pedals, and tires. The red anodized Nitto track bars look great against the brand new bar tape as well. This is one classy ride! More pictures after the jump…
Allan is the real hero of this project. His work is impeccable – from the paint to the decals, he did a truly perfect job on the bike. It took about seven weeks from when I shipped the frame to him to when I got it back. He was great about communication, updating me on the progress of the restoration and even sending me pictures. The price for this work was very affordable as well – about 50% less than all the other quotes I got! He gets my top recommendation and I will certainly send more work his way in the future. Check out the pictures after the jump to see lots of up-close, hi-res shots.
