Originally Posted by bonechilling
Your link is broken. There's no real reason why a track
bike couldn't be ridden on the street, except that there
are not typically brake holes on a track frame.
That and toe overlap.
Running a straight (or low rake, for that matter) fork with anything steeper than like 73° steertube is kinda playing russian roulette anytime you ride in traffic...
It's do-able, and lots of people work their way around it, but getting your toeclip wedged against your front wheel trying to edge between cars is a pain.
Lots of riders say they like twitchy geometry, but when going <10 surrounded by fatso hummers and taxicabs, twitchy can eat a d*ck. There's nothing worse than getting your toe stuck right before trackstanding between some prick in a Lexus SUV and a convertable full of college girls from New Jersey...
(imo)