Oh about to go for a ride to grab some dinner on my crap bike and was reminded of one other thing I am had a question about... the pedals. I read this thing a while ago
http://sheldonbrown.com/fixed.html and he talks about not using regular pedals. A lot of photos I see seem to though and my friends bike has regular pedals. I've never worn cleats and am kinda intimidated by something that is difficult to pull out of quickly. For a beginner is it best to use regular pedals despite that guide or maybe a harness type thing that I see a lot of fixed bikes use?