I've ridden track bikes on the street before (because I'm a dumbass), and let me tell you, they are a BITCH to get used to, especially if you've been spoiled by years and years of being able to stop pedaling and cruise on downhills. You also need to be way more careful when judging distance, because stopping short can have you skidding along can make you fishtail like mad, and get your ass taken by a car as it passes you by.

A friend of mine rides his on the steeper streets of San Fran, because, like me, he's a dumbass.