Originally Posted by SingleSpeeDemon
Most of the fixed gear rides, aside from hand-made classics, are unbranded (stripped of logos and decals) by their owners. What started this trend? What is your reason for doing it?
EDIT: I have not seen this trend among roadies and their multi-speed machines.
So you won't stand out in the fixed gear crowd.
Roadies leave theirs on so they won't stand out in the roadie crowd. Plus, we tend to store our bikes indoors, preferably next to the bed so we can look at them. Besides, the logos on my Orbea are painted on, not decals.