1. I love the difference in riding that fixed gives, I love that it's making me stronger. Admittedly I like the cool/different aspect of the bikes and they're so wonderfully simple and elegant. Riding my roadie last year really gave me a boost into cycling, I'd been bike commuting for a year already on a heavy Xmart MTB and the road bike felt like lightning, and I rode everywhere I could and more, gave up public transport - the fixed gear was another progression into my passion. I saw the Rob Roy group buy price and jumped all over it. Despite waiting damn near 8 months for it (including build time) I've absolutely no regrets and love every minute of it.

2. I'd heard about them from the late, great Sheldon Brown and had always wanted to try it out, I got interested in them way before I realised their rising popularity (was only last summer when I started jonesing to try)

3. I've had everything from the girls/ladies 3-speeds (cheap hand me downs when I was a kid), a 20" Raleigh road bike (kid size), MTBs, BMXs and road bikes. Currently only have one other operational bike which is my old Centurion roadie. Just have a bunch of frames kicking around looking lonely.