Funny I was just in seattle and noticed a real lack of fixed gears. Almost everyone had geared bikes. Now it may have been the part of town I was in (the U district) but I really thought I'd see more than I do in pdx. I'm on a tour right now, so got the geared bike up again (my knees prefer fixed actually) but a soon as I get back I'm going back to fixed. I'm looking to turn my cross check into a 29er fixie for the winter. I'd like to give my leader at least one winter inside lol!