Mid-2006

1. What influenced you to ride fixed (friend, professionals, seeing others, messengers)? My husband had a fixed womens Hercules frame, he loved it, so I tried it and also loved it..

2. Is your bike (or was your first bike) a conversion? Yes, it was a converted italian folding bike from the 70's (in my sig, its the Hyda Bike).. then i got my husbands old Hercules when he got a Nishiki that he converted (which subsequently got stolen the day after he finished it)

3. Where do you live (city and state for US, city and provence/country for outside of the US)? I was born and lived in Torrance, CA most of my life, then lived in Long Beach, CA for a while, but now live in Portsmouth, Dominica in the hot ass caribbean.. soon to be in NYC this coming fall (for like 5 years)

4. If you live in a small city or suburb, how/why did you decide to ride fixed? I ride fixed in my small village here in Dominica, cuz my fuji track is my fastest/lightest bike, and all my bikes are fixed.. it is a little brutal on the giant hills here, but i love it..