I had my fixie down at the beach last weekend for a big 4th bash. I couldn’t believe how much that bike was the topic of discussion. Of course I went down with other roadies and over all out door sporting type enthusiasts. But the fact that it had one gear and no breaks was dumbfounding to many, I even got the Fred Flintstone comment So I let people try it out and after the beer flowed a bit more people were interested. I went for a ride with the roadies and it was so flat they hardly ever changed a gear and some became even more interested in my bike. Anyway the good thing is that after it was all over one person was totally hooked on fixed and wanting to build one up. I thought that was pretty cool.

Timmhaan – yea don’t bother anymore to talk breaks on my bike. It’s even funnier when you see the look on their face when it dawns on them that your bike has no breaks!!!