I have a windsor clockwork as my "beater" / fixed gear track bicycle / unicycle with a front wheel and handlebars. It flexes like over cooked pasta and the bottom bracket creeks but I ride to school/store/bar and could care less if it gets scratched or abused. IMO bikes like the ones we own are low end and don't warrant high end components. I've never been to a velodrome but I'd imagine people would look at you a lot like we used to look at the guy who would bring his kia to the drag strip, I maybe wrong though.

As for comments: I thought those came with a flipflop hub, you could always craigslist a cheap rear wheel with a fixed cog and transform ur bike into a fixed gear fixie track bike equipped with direct drive unicycle technology. Also get some pedals with toe clips, ditch the back break and reflectors, flip that stem down and throw some bullhorns or drops on it. Then get a can of flat black spray paint and black out the logos THEN with white-out write BIKE TANK on the top tube... at least that's what I would do

best wishes,
Fauxer