yesterday, while i was riding home, i saw more fixed and ss bikes than i had in the weeks before total. it was 60 (warm) and not raining, which may have been part of it - there were more bikes out in general. so i'm spinnin along, and this audi and audi dood pull up beside me, and we start talking. he: "is that a fixed gear?". me: "yep". he: "those are all the rage now, i've seen a ton of them today." me: "yep. i saw more today than ever". audi dood was a hipster. i couldn't see any pleats. didn't really look at his pants though.

i'm a noob to fixed. it seemed like the simplest build after my commuter was stolen. and there was crazy evangelism (this forum, sheldon "grand poobah" brown, et al.). i tried it out and love it. and it really does seem the best solution for a commuter. and now some sick part of me is beginning to think it's the best thing for technical off-road.