hmmm, i thought you meant typing "foxed" instead of "fixed". i dunno, threadless isn't choice, but i just don't like the riding angle you get off of a riser stem. but yeah, threadless in general isn't pretty. sucks i have one.
as far as the road drops, i don't like the look as much as track drops, but the hand positions also don't suit me unless there are brake hoods to use.