Originally Posted by
TheBikeRollsOn
I see where you're coming from. But in a lot of cases conversion frames offer more practical rides for street use. They often have more comfortable geometry, have water bottle cages, and can be had for cheaper than a track frame of the same quality. I just don't understand the hype of "track geometry" for bikes that will never touch a velodrome.
Well i've never been on a drome on my track frame, but I love how precise and stiff it feels on short rides. I have a road bike for long rides, and when I go out on the track frame/fixed im ussually sprinting around wasting some energy and having fun. And for that i like the "tight" feel of the track geo. Kind of like how people buy exotic cars that are impracticable for long trips, but they drive them on the weekend.