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@Ste_S
Personal experience really. I feel more battered riding over to the track, despite having super supple tubs on. I'd imagine it's down to the large stiff alloy tubes and chunky bottom bracket.
Also a shorter top tube and bigger head tube on track frames (as with mine) means I have a longer stem and bigger drops than normal, making the riding position more upright when not in the drops. I also don't get on with high bottom brackets on the road, leading to comedy leaning moments when unclipping.