So on my way to work today, another bicyclist stopped me to ask me a question. Turns out he is a German visiting and wanted to know why people in SF ride around on single speeds. So I gave him my reasons for it (simplicity, less parts to work on, etc.). He just shook his head and said that in Germany, he normally doesn't see a lot of single speed/fixed gear bikes. I had a hard time believing this and, since I haven't been to Germany, I wouldn't know if this was true or not.

Anyway, any thoughs on single speeds/fixies in Germany to satisfy this curiousity?