Originally Posted by SpecializedNJ
I just picked up a fixie one day after riding my buddy's bike because I loved the way it felt and reminded me a lot of skateboarding, like just the response you get from the bike and the feeling of it.
I started riding fixed because I read an article by Sheldon Brown and it sounded interesting.
Imagine my surprise to learn that an entire urban culture existed, across the nation, regarding fixed gear bikes.
Anyway, when I first rode fixed I had two thoughts:
1) ahhh, Surly Steamroller, I get it; and,
2) two-wheeled unicyle.
