Originally Posted by somnambulant
Short answer: track bikes aren't meant for long road rides. Velodrome surfaces are smooth.
A good friend of mine recently started working for Louis Garneau and picked up this beast:
He loves it but I think he's realized that it doesn't make the most sense for tons of street riding or long hauls so he's likely going to hold onto his KHS (which was originally going to go to his girlfriend) for longer rides and such...
On a side note: Brooks and Major Taylors on a spaceship? Pretty funny stuff...