Originally Posted by FBinNY

It's funny, I have a nice 10s road bike, a nice 7x3 fat tire commuter, and my old track bike set up with a 2s fixed gear hub.

I use the commuter and road bikes for their obvious purposes on a regular basis all the time. Then, for whatever reason I'll pull out the track bike and it's like a revelation.

It's so light, has phenomenal handling, and seems to jump off the line. I can't imagine why I was riding the other two at all. So it's the track bike for everything, and the world is great for a while. Then, something happens, and it's back to the geared machines. Wow, se much easier descending, handling that tracks without help, tires that handle the roads better, I can't imagine why I stayed with the track bike so long.

But discounting the "new woman" effects, the fixed gear bike has stayed my favorite for high traffic urban riding like in Manhattan, where the precise sense of control it offers trumps all else.