Well Mathmo, I am trying not to look in detail at the survey results untill I am done but if I do I will let you know my conclusions. Thanks for your interest.
Burke

I love the responce I am getting. Keep it coming
Burke

yeah, well it depends on the time of year. summer: hot ladies everywhere. winter: hot ladies gone. but the weather here is really great and its cool being able to get up in the morning, ride to france, get some croissants and then got to university all within 10 min.

Damn. That's so damn cool. I get to ride to the goddam Starbucks down the street... (not that I actually go to Starbucks, but that's about what's out here).

yeah, there are three starbucks in basel, and that's with a population of 200,000. starbucks doesn't know where to draw the fukin line.

Seriously, you know those jokes, about standing on a corner, outside a Starbucks, and then turning around, walking accross the street to the other Starbucks?

Within a couple blocks of each other over here in Santa Barbara, there are 2 of them. It's pretty ridiculous. I can't remember the last time I went in one. Too much "hipness" for me.

I get that. "Zeitgeist" and "At the end of the day..." bring out my homicidal urges.

Zeitgeist? There's a "biker" bar in SF called Zeitgeist. They have bike racks and everything. I've never actually heard anyone say it though, without referring to that place.

...and there's no reason why you ever should.

But, you said that word makes you want to kill someone. What context would that word ever appear in?

Plink, dude what a phylisophical idea ya got there. You crazy! You hitt'n up the crown? Zeitgeist..
burke

Man. I gotta get off the forum-sauce.

He said, that the word "Zeitgeist" makes him crazy. I was curious if it's an actual like "real word" that's used sometimes. Cause I've never heard it.

You're all crazy...

I need a drink...

Plink, check it out.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeitgeist

http://www.newalbion.com/artists/zeitgeist/

I've heard that definition before. But do people actually say that? Like use it in sentences and crap?

Would it ever be used in a sentence, besides saying, "Hey, I'll meet you at Zeitgeist later, and we'll have a drink." ?

Here's a made-up example:

"Don't you think that the fixed-gear revolution really captures the 'zeitgeist' of post-modern culture in urban America?"

In the world of pretentious words and phrases, I would categorize "zeitgeist" a notch below "je ne sais quoi."

You got no idea man. Here in Santa Barbara we have 4 starbucks within 5 blocks. It is so sad.
Burke

Well, I went into a Starbucks today. I was with my mom, and she wanted to go. It's not my fault, I swear.

Everyone is giving me great statistics. Keep it up. I would like to get a sample population of at least 500 and right now I am at 170. Tell your friends, tell your pen pals, tell everyone who rides a fixed gear you know. I really apreciate your responces.
Burke

Damn. 170? That's so kickass. Your T.A. should like give you a ******* or something. You know. Just 'cause.

1. What city do you reside in? reno, nv (sexy ain't it?)
2. How old are you? 19
3. What is your sex? male
a. Male
b. Female
4. What sparked your interest in a fixed gear? friend
a. Friend
b. The social circle
c. Magazine
d. Transportation
e. Exercise
f. Other ________________
5. How many bicycles do you own? 3
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5+
6. Was your fixed gear the last bike you acquired? no
a. Yes
b. No
7. How many friends of yours own a fixed gear? 2
a. 0
b. 1-5
c. 6-10
d. 10-19
e. 20+
8. How many days a week do you ride your fixed gear? E
a. 0
b. 1-2
c. 3-4
d. 5-6
e. 7
9. What do you mainly use your fixed gear for? transportation/everything
a. Recreation
b. Exercise
c. Social reasons
d. Work
e. Transportation
f. Other __________________
10. Do you belong to a bike club? yes
a. Yes
b. No
11. Do you belong to a fixed club? no
a. Yes
b. No
12. Are you involved in any sort of fixed gear social circuit other than a club? no
a. Yes
b. No
13. Can you recommend any www forums, sites, or club pages geared toward fixed gears that would aid me in my research? fixedgeargallery.com??

If you want 500 answers, definitely write to Dennis, the maker of fixedgeargallery.com. Ask him to post the questionnaire on FGG, preferebly above the bike listings... If you can get him to do that, and you have a working HTML form, you'll get hundreds of answers a week, I think.

LoFarkas, I have been trying to get onto Fixed Gear Gallery but I haven't been able to get my log in set up. It says to write the forum administrator and I havent been able to locate that. I will try to write to Dennis but I haven't had much luck contacting this site as of yet. Thank you very much for the idea. I will really try to get that going cause more responces would give me much more valid data and conclusions. Thank you again.
Burke

If anyone has any other ideas for sites or forums that I could put my survey on please let me know. Thank you
Burke

It's a "biker" bar? Admittedly I haven't been up there in a while, but I remember it as just being a bar (a really cool one, with a big old back patio).

my favorite is down the street from me.

brand new full scale starbucks and directly across the street, there is another one in vons. at the new target that was built, there is one inside. i remember walking around SF one day and counting something absurd like 30 starbucks i saw in maybe an hour. i don't drink coffee but i heard their coffee isn't even anything to write home about.