NICE looking "FIXED GEAR BICYCLE"! I have not even considered FIXING a road bike, though I am toying with making a SS (Single Speed) out of one project. Had an interesting experience as I was enveloped by a Club Ride...MOSTLY on their plastic rockets, as I was riding my 70's Torpado-12 speed with chrome fenders and rack....One called out "Nice Ride". I latched onto the back of a group of 8 who got spit off the back by the pace (which was about 20mph) and rode with them for a few miles. Chatted a bit with tail-end-charlie who kept calling me PROFESSOR....then turned right when they turned left. BOY those cassettes BUZZING were annoying!!!! My old Suntour was silent by comparison.