Originally Posted by
MrCjolsen
What I found most interesting in all three cities, especially SF, was that the brakeless fixed gear was conspicuously absent from the streets as a utility bicycle.
Possibly this is true in Boston, but here on the other side of the Charles, I see a fair number of fixies and/or single-speeds (I don't check them closely for freehubs or brakes as they go by) being ridden in the street. I see just about every kind of bike you can imagine on the streets here. I haven't counted.