hey cynikal, my buddy sent out morrisey on a testride in the '93. Kept look ing and the ID card and couldn't acept it...

Um, rode bikes are great.

I alternate and the main thing with the road bike is the hassles of weight and complexity and the fact they don't usually garner as much bling and aesthetic attention as peoples fixies.

try one speeding it, giving some attention to aesthetics, etc.

Old road frames can be found cheap on Ebay (go all steel) bridgestone is great stuff but low key, learn the types of steel so You can ID a good frame despite an ugly paintjob. Set it up with nice parts. I like early eighties shimano 600 with lots of detailed engraving. I matched the saddle and tires, keep it clean and now it looks great and of course rides great too.
I might drop the multi speed or at least simpllify it to a wide cluster in the back and skip the front.
Though maybe not.
Again road stuff is cheap now. So get old high end, used stuff. It will be light and you will love it.