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Originally Posted by Temporary_User
My friend has a specialized roll and here really enjoys it. It's a fixie, not a track bike though... Not sure exactly what you are looking for.
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My understanding of track bikes is that they are fixed gear bikes. Obviously most people with fixies don't have them for riding on a track, and I wouldn't be using it that way either, but I would open to either a fixie made for the track or a fixie made for the street. Perhaps I'm mistaken in my understanding of fixies and track bikes?
Either way, I'm interested to hear the impressions of people who have ridden road bikes or mountain bikes as well as fixies and how they compare them. I've considered a road bike and a cyclocross as well, though the simplicity and light weight at relatively low cost as well as the different pedaling requirements of a fixie is what's making me think about getting one. I understand that some avid road bikers use fixies as off-season training bikes.