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"mine is from a proper frame builders" this made me laugh, for the right reasons. :P I haven't seen a mercian that hasn't made me drool longingly.
secretly i think the increasing ubiquity of the aerospoke is nothing to with ride quality, but further evidence that ex-bmx devotees are decamping to the world of fixed en masse. in this respect, aerospokes are not much more than mag wheels. the use of fixed for trickery and stuff is further evidence. at the polo court someone bought a skateboard and everyone was doing kickflips and shove-its like it was 1992, and the 3rensho FGL boys were doing all sorts of gnarly shit on their aero-steeds. similarly, the hoxton boy who once might have ridden a bmx round the mean streets of shoreditch can now do the same on fixed, maintain their hipster status and actually get somewhere five times quicker.
if you get a chance, or can be bothered have a look at some of bikesnob's responses to criticism on the comments page, he's very level headed and reasonable.