I used to see a hand full of single speeds when I lived in Austin, some fixies, cruisers, SS and a lot of 24" and 26" BMX cruisers. Since I have moved to Houston... nada. I had a rodie here ask me if my ride was a track bike, and told him no just an old frame converted to SS. Then he said to me "why on earth would you want to do somthing like that!"
Just one more thing, Ohio may be full of lard-o's, but Houston is the 2nd fattest city in the U.S. after holding a three year run.
http://www.detnews.com/2004/metro/04...etro-25076.htm