Originally Posted by sivat
Though i usually disagree with Dutret, i have to agree with him this time on the point that talking about the stresses put on a track bike without infering that the bike is being ridden on a track is pretty absurd.
If you've ridden a track bike in any large city without brakes you know that it takes much more of beating than in a velodrome. According to Campagnolo, they will not guarantee any of their track parts if they are ridden on the road -- see Sheldon's site for the letter and photo of the imploded Campagnolo rear track hub. Since this is a thread comparing track and fixie bikes it seemed likely that whoever posed the question was thinking of riding on the road.