welcome to the 21st Century...Fixie Fever has struck your part of Tennessee, and it will stick around for many more (sickening) years until the next fad arrives...so hang on...
Edit: if you're a crass capitalist pig, this is your big opportunity to corner the local market. Stock up on:
skinny jeans
white belts
stingy-brim fedoras
spoker wheels (front only)
Oury grips (and start chopping riser Mtn. bike handlebars down to no more than 8" wide)
trust me, therein lies madness (and MAD, MADD money)