Paul that would make a great Audax bike if you ever wanted to venture further on it 
Great set up
Yes it would be ideal, I though you may like it
, as I mentioned earlier "between the ages of 15 and 35 the majority of my mileage was on a fixed" and a lot of that was on that very bike for all riding, tours and audax, although we called the latter reliabilty trials back then. It was common that us racers types (as I was then) would ride fixed in the winter, but I enjoyed it so much I rode my work/club bike all year round, even when for quite a while hardly anyone did, as such the component choice was awful, either high geared track bike specific or Cyclo sprockets which were not round and would often strip the hub thread; the choice now is so much better, although I have used road components like that chainset with the ring inside the spider to save a few pennies, I may even put some worn Ergo levers on as I like the shape and lever action, something soooo wrong with that though, would upset me on some levels
I initially had it set up as a fixed, a road bike with horizontal drop outs is ideal as a fixed with guards as wheel removal is easy, plus I also like two brake callipers, so it made sense to simply have a bike set up as a road bike including rear mech hanger incase I later wanted to use it with gears; which I did, even though I had it respaced to 130 it easily pulls in to 120 for that Ambrosio track hub.
As for doing longer mileage on it I may do although nothing to quick, a minor heart problem means that on occasion my heart gets confused, sprinting for traffic lights in the hope I can get through before they turn green is fine providing I win that little race, if I lose and have to do an emergency stop that just confuses the old ticker and it stops for a bit before kicking in again which I confess is a bit alarming while I sit there on the verge of passing out waiting for it to start again. Like wise I have a problem sometimes with a fixed which is why I stopped using it before, long spinning descents confuse it as well and I get a pain down my left arm especially as I ride in the surrey hills and only use a 62", I have had it checked with at the hospital I apparently I had the best heart they had seen all year, what I have is apparently not that uncommon, I just avoid those situations where it can get confused.
But with the new job I thought I would be indulgent and have a bike that I will only use for work, minimum 7 miles each way although my route will be 10 so justified a
I am someone who is seldom indulgent but to an extent this was, mind you have just received my new Van Nicholas Chinook with full Campagnolo Record as well, my last race bike lasted over 30 years
, that means I will be 75 when I get the next new one
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