Originally Posted by
TimothyH
I've all but given up the idea of an all out track bike for the street
Oddly enough the designs for a bicycle to perform well on the banking of a velodrome are not the same as for one that is used on open public roads in hilly terrain.
There are very few potholes, blind off camber corners at the bottom of steep descents or left turning semis on the track anymore.
A good performance road bike, regardless of it's drivetrain flavor, will share similar requirements for climbing and descending on rough surfaces at pace with nimble/predictable handing and well modulated brakes. Road drop bars, two brakes, waterbottle fittings, pump, flats kit and a frameset that fits designed for long hours on secondary roads is a good recipe: decide on the drivetrain required and proceed.
-Bandera