Originally Posted by DeadGrandpa

I agree, but is your hesitation more about the end result - fixie - or that a Bridgestone is going to be sacrificed? It is for his son, and while I don't understand it, it seems to be akin to a cult or religion, so I don't criticize. But while we're here, what is the advantage in disabling the technological improvements of gearing and reducing a bike to the 'turn-of-the-20th-Century' technology? I would ask in the fixie forum but I'm a little bit scared.