Gruppo,
I was running my old Bianchi road bike as a fixed gear until I had to rebuild it to multi-speed a few weeks ago. I really enjoyed commuting on the fixie and plan to make an old Schwinn Voyageur touring bike my fixie. I may need to accelerate that process since I bent the fork on my commuter yesterday. The fixed gear is so quiet and smooth. I use a fixed/free flip flop hub with a 17 on the track side and a 42T chainring.

Are you in the middle of the Texas 'handle?
Regards,
Raymond