It's a fucking bike!

Ive noticed a lot of bickering over "fixie vs. fixed" recently.
People seem very passionate from either side!

I know theres times, when you have to explain the particular charachteristic of your bike by using some appropriate terminology, (in which case I say "fixed wheel")

But something that I dont really get, is peoples actually completley switching the word bike/bicycle for fixed gear or singlespeed.

SO many people are like,

" hey were going on a ride with our fixed gears" ,

"my girlfriend rides a singlespeed"

"Should I buy a singlespeed?"

I dont really get it. A lot of people seem to have some sort of holier than though attitude just because they discarded their expensive geared bike, or in some cases bought a OTP as their very first adult bike.

And when people start to go on about "fixed gear culture" wtf are they on about?
Circus cyclists, track racers, old chaps on path racers, the millions of people who ride fixed wheel work bikes/rickshaws in the world,

or just the few twenty something "kids" in big cities, wearing a cycling cap, their sisters jeans, a "messenger bag" and a mini D lock strapped themselves worth more than their bike, practicing "skids" like its a new impressive skill?

It certainly cant be anything to do with cycle couriers right? thats like saying theres a specific milkman culture.

A bike is a bike, I think we oughtta just lose the attitude and ride?

hehee :D

all of this has been covered before.

Personally I do whatever Jos does.