here's my issue with the bikes, it's that people aren't buying them so much to ride, but instead to be a part of the hip new thing (ok not new, but you get it).

I look at most things from my perspective, as that's pretty much the only one I know to be true. My first fixed-gear was a conversion, that I built myself, and I ride the hell out of it. Do I ride it to get noticed by some hot fancy lady walking down the street? NO! ok, well yeah... hell, I'd be hoping to get seen just walking down the street, but my insecurity's are not what's up for debate right now....

any way, back to what I was saying, I ride my bike because I love to ride, and I found fixed gear to be my prefered style of bike. Not because it's hip or cool, but because I love the simplicity and the challenge. So when I see someone riding a fixed gear to be hip, screw them. And most people who are doing this are riding chrome bianchi pistas...

sorry this is all a bit jumbled and nonsensical, I'm not currently sober...