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That be one of them there "fixies". I'm talking geared road bike here. Still looks nice though.
I won't be racing this build, just putting the miles in on it. I do like to crank it up a bit though. I guess an audax type set up would be the best bet? I can't imaging i'd be carrying much gear on it though so racks not necessary. Half way between an audax and a racing model? Hmmm.

I didn't post it as it wasn;t built for gears and I rightly assumed you wanted to hear about geared roadie bikes with some classy feel. I reckon MF mentioned mine as it was built for the road and comfort with audaxy kind of geometry, with clearances for mudguards + 28s. 853 with 725 rear triangle, 'R' fork, semi sloping TT (which is all about fit for me ... means I can have high stem without loads of steerer sticking up).

I love SuperP's Mercian. It's a light tourer. For a proper road build something like JayGee's lovely steel job is worth looking at, meet him and try it out if he lets you! It's great. Like everyone's already posted: Enigma, Rourke, Goff, Mercian, Roberts, Jackson, Yates, all worth considering for this. If you;re going to build something Audaxy, really for lots of miles, I guess you'll need to consider the geometry very carefully. And where's the harm in putting rack eyes on? If you ever use something small like a saddlebag a lightweight rack great to support it, also just for strapping your waterproofs to so you don't need to use a rucsac or whatever. Then again a rack can always be Pclipped on.