I work at a Specialized dealer, have ridden the 2017 version and own a 2009 Langster. The 144 cranks are just not a choice I would have made for a bike like this. It is a street bike not a full on track bike so 130 BCD would have made more sense to get a lower gearing which can be handy also a freewheel is a handy thing (it is cheap enough). The white tape was also a poor choice as it is already dirty. I also don't like the fact they have removed the rack mounts (which was done a few models back) and their headset choice is garbage as it was on my 2009 (maybe less garbage than the mindset though). It is also aluminum which is not my material of choice however I won't hold that against it.

However that all being said the bike is not so bad. It does have a set up similar to my Langster (which is not stock) and the tire width choice isn't so bad (I think they do 28s). I also like the fact they went full alloy on the seatpost rather than the carbon wrap one which is fine and functional but a pain because you gotta use carbon paste (or you should).

All in all if I were going for a mid range fixed gear I might go for a Langster Street. I like bullhorns/base bars and I think 28s are a good way to go and aside from the tape it looks quite nice. However if I were buying another SS Specialized it would be a Crux SS but that bike has some issues (EBB instead of track ends...come on. Others have figured out FG/SS with discs and track ends)