I rode bmx for a few years.. I saw kids riding around the city on road bikes with no brakes and I set out to figure out how they did it.. I found out and I met Chris (cripiter) who goes to my school and he explained it further and I saw his beyond amazing circle a and I knew I needed to ride a fixed gear bike. Still learning everything as far as sizes and spacing and all that on road bike parts but I'm having a good time. Painting a bike up hot style pretty soon.