Not that I hate overtly, but as one of the frankenbike ilk I appreciate that a fixie is easy and simple to build for free or on the very cheap and I'm often confused by folks that pay out the nose for such a simple machine. But, I agree there's no need to bang on anyone for buying a factory made ride (as long as there riding and not driving, right!); I think there's two types of bikers: riders that just love riding for itself and riders that love to ride but also ride for a political/ethical reason. In addition the only reason I ever look down on factory built rides is that unless you got a local build, or one made of reused your adding to the dynamic of labor issues in under regulated factories and the sheer amount of materials used to get a shiny new bike to you.