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What you need to do is come to one of the drinks, where no doubt you will be able to get a feel for what kind of bikes are out there and probably be able to swing a leg over a couple, and see what tickles your fancy - you will also be suprised how light a well made steel or alu Track frame is.
Most of us all love some hardcore carbon track porn, but they are not yup to the daily rigours of commuting because they were not designed for ay sort of use outside of the velodrome, unlike Carbon road bikes wich were designed with the varying conditions you face out on the open road in mind.
Hipys link to his blog throws up some suprising, but very informative figures on frame weights.
Personally i would buy a Fuji Track or similar to get starting on, because inevitably as you learn more about whats out there/possible your idea of what you want will change radically, and when you are ready to buy/build what you really want, the Fuji will make a great pub bike