'07
1. Was drunk and accidentally bought a frame on ebay. Decided it seemed like a good way to keep training for mountain biking in the winter. Turned me on to so many types of biking I never thought I would like. Stuck with it because it was just as fun as mountain biking.
2. Yes (it is a conversion)
3. Providence, Rhode Island USA
4. Suburb: Fixed feels a lot more comfortable in traffic and in any sort of urban setting for me. Even longer road rides in rural areas I enjoy the "feel".