Since this thread has been hopelessly derailed, I might as well add this.

I don't see how I-Like-To-Bike's repeated and redundant posts in this thread are anything but disruptive.

Here is the current measure of disruptiveness in bf.net policies:

"Posts which intend to disrupt the topic of conversation or steer the topic away from the focus of the forum and related news. Disruption can include harassment, multiple user profiles, multiple posting of the same post and posting completely off topic messages. Please do your best when it comes to grammar, punctuation and spelling. Excessive use of "AOL'ese" and "hAx0r" talk can be very disruptive so please keep it to a minimum."

It would be one thing if I-Like-To-Bike posted once or even twice in the thread mentioning that fixed/ss might be over hyped and that people should regard claims about riding these types of bikes skeptically.

However, he is not content to leave it at that and instead trolls repeatedly with the same type of personal attacks. Post after post with the sole intent of calling fixed gear riders or single speeders deluded, blinded by faith/fashion/machismo, or members of a cult, cannot be seen as contributing to a respectful debate.

Though I am doubtful that anything will change, I'd like to ask nicely that the back and forth stop. Make your point and then back off. I see this in meetings all the time and it is a horrible communication technique. If you are not heard the first time, or the second time, or the third time, don't expect that the 4th, 5th and 6th repetitions will be any more convincing.

Note, I am not speaking here of the merits of gears and their different forms, because that is not what this thread has become.