Originally Posted by progre-ss
You could describe it all you want to them but they will probably not get it just the same. They are so closed-minded to other types of riding out there other than DH, CX, XC and road that any trying on your end to enable them to see the light is wasted time. I would suggest you find an LBS that knows about singlespeeds and fixed gear bikes and give them your business. Or better yet, learn how to do it yourself. If you've got questions, we've got answers!
Thanks a lot, i am already trying to learn, and learned a lot at this forum. Some day iŽll get there.
I live in Brasil, and i think all the shops are about at the same level of ignorance, there are good people, but they are, like you said, close-minded to new ideas, and have a pre-built idea of how shold be a given kind of bike.
Even the bike corporations, share this "ignorance", they stoped to make road bikes 10 years ago and its all montain bike now.
And "Fixed Gear" is something "unknow" inside the country borders.