Yea I'm thinkin' about doin' the single speed one. That was what I actually meant and not fixed gears. I'm not that far from Reston Town Center and Performance Bikes where I'm located. I just didn't get to see how it does on big hills, but its fairly easy on the small hills. I might go ride it again and see how it does on the big hills. Now how good is the 3-speed version?