Ive been riding fixed gear for about 5 months and rode an old road bike for about 3 months before that and have only crashed once and that was on the road bike. I was afraid to lean into a turn and ended up hitting some garbage cans haha. Ive had a couple trip-ups and near death experiences on the fixie but have managed to stay up. Popped chain + brakeless + downhill + intersections = no fun. My heart is still pounding from that day which was about...3 weeks ago...