Originally Posted by
veganbikes
Sorry buck-o but riding fixed is not really much of a trend as it has gone on since the early days of cycling and has continued to this day. Maybe the fad of the cheap fixed gears with hideous aluminum or pipe steel frames might die out and that isn't a bad thing but fixed riding will go on till the end of cycling. I ride fixed not to be trendy but because I like the ride and it is great training for me for hills. Plus I dig the simplicity of it all especially on those days you just want to power home and not worry about gear shifts.
calling me buck-o doesn't invalidate my point . . . I never EVER saw a fixed gear bike until 2008. MOST fixies are garbage, just like MOST bikes in general are garbage, just like MOST riders aren't riders, they just have bikes. i personally know some fast guys who ride fixed and keep up with our regular group. we also don't do any climbing. to say you LIKE fixed for hill riding is to say that you don't have hills and you don't climb. I don't care how strong you are, 10% or 14% grades are not happening on fixed, and even rollers would leave you off the back.
the real real is that you dig the simplicity and the fashion of riding fixed, and on flat terrain with a decent build behind it, I'm all for it. with that said, to argue that fixed gear bikes are some longstanding epiphany the bike world keeps waiting to have is to deny 100 years of the development of bike technology and bike racing. get over yourself.