I know this, when Im slinging packages, if I dont like the bike im on, im not gonna have a good day no matter what. That is a big part of it. I started with a SS mtb, then a SS roadie, and now Im on my 3rd fixed which I built just for work, and still ride the SS roadie occasionally. Most of the time, its the fixed, its fun, cheap, low maintenance and tough, it takes lots of abuse.

ever been to an alleycat or race with a decent sized field? at every one there will usually be maybe a handful of guys that are good, and I mean really really good at riding a bike, they are like surgeons with a fixed gear, they arent hard to spot, that is part of what its about

no other bike will allow you to show your style, strength, finesse, and skill and be as much fun to ride as a simple fixed gear, riding one well is an art in itself, and riding one all day makes for lots of practice, it becomes second nature, you trackstand, skid, stop, turn, like its part of you, its about riding, nothing more

its part of the job, its another skill being good at riding, pride in one's trade or craft

after riding a fixed for like a year, freewheel bikes feel like they are broken and somethings wrong