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Goto freewheel on 700 and you need at least one brake which imo goes against that stripped simple look that most trick setups are going for. I think freewheel would be a step to far in the bmx direction.
Gearing too tho could take the bike too far in the direction of bmx's. I see a lot of trick setups running a really low gear which surely cannot be practical for anything other than trick riding.
For me the appeal of riding a trick orientated setup track bike is that i can still ride my bike at decent speed and over a decent distance. I have 44/17 at the moment and cannot imagine going much lower while still keeping the versatility of my bike.
I guess that's maybe because i'm never going to be *that*into tricks. I suppose some people might not be that into riding at a decent pace or any further than a couple of miles.