>icyclist, do you think that the premise of this thread is a mistake then?<

Yes, mander, I do. There is no objective evidence I've seen that a "majority" of ss/fg riders dislike Langsters. I'll admit that I haven't taken a scientific poll, but if I did, I'd bet a 15mm wrench a majority of people riding single-geared bikes where I live, in Los Angeles, have never even heard of a Langster, much less have an up-or-down opinion about them. And I'll bet that's true world-wide.

On the other hand, I'd also guess that if I could look at the sales figures for Langsters, I'd find enough people in L.A. and around the country purchase them to help keep Specialized in the black.

I'm sure there are lots of people on this forum who think Langsters suck, but I think overall most people have no opinion, they just ride bikes.