I think its a dumb bike because it doesn't have a reasonable way of keeping the feet on the pedals for stopping/pedaling. I am still amazed by the group-think mentality hating on a high gear though.
I ride very low gears. 44*16 or 46*17. I'm just following the ideals of the forums and commenting that the bike looks good. Too bad it's not going with the herd mentality, though.
Maybe the rider just likes being nice and steady.