I realize that the fixed-gear has it's enthusiastic advocates.... Not for me. The more gears the better. When our old friend Tullio Campagnolo invented the modern derailleur back in 1933...That was a great day.

I fail to see why one cannot develop an "elegant" riding style without resorting to fixed gears and single speeds.
A well-adjusted gearset, snicking positively from gear to gear to allow precise adjustment of pedaling pressure....Seems right to me.
Perhaps someday prior to my knees turning totally to dust someone will invent the elusive drive system that allows perfect adjustment of gearing across the range...