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  • That is not the point I was making. If it was an out and out track frame it would not be drilled. It is drilled therefore is aimed at road use.

    I think to not drill a sub £200 track frame would be incredibly naive.
    It's not a high end frame that's going to be babied by every owner, only used on the track, it's a cheap frame that will appeal to people who want :

    1. an entry level track bike
    2. a track-able bike that will be used for other things
    3. to jump on the fixie bandwagon
    4. to jump on the fixie style bandwagon with a singlespeed bike (and ride legally with 2 brakes)
    5. a winter training fixed or singlespeed bike
    6. a road legal(sensible ie 2 brakes) training bike to sit alongside a high end track only bike

    Omit the brake drilling and you can pretty much totally exclude at least 4,5 and 6 and partially exclude 2 and 3.

    That's a lot of potential market to throw away for the sake of brake drilling.

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