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@TheDude
I think that I'm a rare breed in that I have always ridden fixed. Coming from a somewhat impoverished family I depended on hand-me-downs for pertty much everything, including bikes. My uncle gave me my first fixed bike when I was 14 (an old hetchins). I had that bike till I was 18 at which point I got given his old Yamaguchi. This got stolen in 2005 so i built a beater bike from a found Lotus frame. This got written off a few months ago and I am now being fitted for a brand spanking new Yamaguchi.
If I ould jump onn the band wagon I would, but alas I am the only person i know riding fixed in or around my area (Ipswich).