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Originally Posted by sclitheroe
That's an awesome looking bike - if it's a track bike it won't have a freewheel, will it? Or do some track bikes have a freewheel?
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They provide you with a flip flop hub, and a set of bar brake levers if you wanna go hipster with it, but it is a genuine track bike. Basically you have the choice of fixed drive or freewheel. I will likely ride it that (freewheel) way in the winter, but both shops I talked to said it is a genuine track bike, and most guys buy a track dedicated track wheel set for it, for velodrome use. You can tell the wheels on it are not true track wheels, as they are set up to accept brake pads. I already have a line on a sweet set of carbon wheels though. The bike however, is approved for velodrome use.
One thing that will set it apart, is the gearing is huge on it. Most street fixies run about a 44T up front, these are a 48T, so for street use, you would want a more forgiving crank as well.
Here is the Trek page for it:
http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/road/track/t1/t1/#