Track racing bike-build

My conclusion is the top 15 would still pretty much be the same if they all rode carbon ;)

So I agree with Yasu, fit and geometry foremost, then contact points (pedals, shoes, tyres/tubs, wheels) providing you have a reasonably stiff frame, though that's not as hugely important for mass start events as it is with sprints.

My carbon frame made me faster than I was on my alloy frame, but then the alloy frame wasn't exactly the best or newest around. I think there's very little between carbon and good quality alu.

+1million. I got second overall (albeit in the B's) in my local track league last year on a 50 year old steel frame with airlite hub/fiamme rim wheels. Bought a Cinelli Vigorelli this week and I'm not expecting a significant difference in my performance.

Altering your training will make a bigger difference, especially if you come from a TT background