I ride fixie because it's a bombproof bike. I do almost no maintainence on my bike other than a monthly wheel-truing, chain-cleaning/tensioning, and weekly chain-lube. No cables to get loose, nothing to worry about. The parts never break and even if one does break, it's generally cheap to replace.
IMO, any bike that requires a
monthly wheel-truing, chain-cleaning/tensioning, and weekly chain-lube is far from what I would call bombproof.
I also like the feel of it. I feel confident on it.
I alwya feel confident on a bike... until it fails.
