Originally Posted by AngryScientist

i have some advice:

-if you've been riding bikes for over 30 years, you're too old to use the word "fixie". fixed gear bicycles are great, simple machines, which can be ridden anywhere from in the velodrome to commuting to work and everywhere in between, but only 21.5 year olds whose lives revolve around "irony" have "fixies"

-investing in a good helmet and upping your health insurance coverage is more important than which bike you buy if your going to get into "tricks" at your age.

good luck