Thats funny. I just bought my first fixie as well. I have a road bike for training and wanted something to shoot around town with. I usually coast between tight spots (cars and buses) but had to get some extra courage to ride through it. Pretty exhilirating. The toughest part was not being able to bunny hop over holes etc. So far it's a lot of fun though. Still dont have courage to put toe clips and straps on the pedals yet