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@pajamas
I think it's great. It bears the very barest of similarities (bare in the original sense, not in teenspeak) to what most of us would consider the current London fixed aesthetic. Two brakes, no clips, slack chain (all combining for what I believe is called "single speed") upward sloping top tube, three Tshirts, rubbish, sweaty trousers and socks with the specialised logo under frankly bewildering shoes. He seems to be fighting with the bike to tell it wear to go - I've never seen such a struggle for a bit of playground tarmac.
I've absolutely no problem if a rash of these people start appearing. They'll be doing it wrong and soon wonder what the fuss is about and next year will buy a commuter of a different sort.