Hipster or not?

Well I'm in a quandary. I'm at a stage I could go either way. Do I got for respect or do I go hipster? Here's the background;

• I am a biker (well was). I used to race BMX's back in the 80's and raced mountain bikes in the 90's. I haven't however been a road racer. I've owned them but just as transport.
  
• I wanted a new bike as I'm moving to london, got a few MB's but rode my mates classic racer and I wanted one. Knew about Fixie bikes as I'd ridden one a few years ago and liked the feel.
  
• I don't intend to race again. I may get the bug and get involved but right now I don't see it happening. Going to do some rides but nothing on the track.
  
• I'd seen some amazing looking bikes and loved the fixie aesthetic. I love clean design and yes I admit it's fashion accessory as well as transport.
  
  

Sometimes I wish I never joined here, then I could be riding my sick Fashixie (Fashion Fixie) blissfully unaware people wanted me to die! But that's not the case. If I do something I like to research and really get involved. I decided against buying a track bike. 1 because I'm not going to use it on the road and 2 because I really didn't want to end up butchering a classic bike because I didn't know what I was doing.

So I ended up with a 90's lugged Basso. Nobody is going to miss it so I'm free to do what I want with it. Now most people want the respect of the tribe that's relevant to them (and the situation) Hipsters want other hipsters to respect them and normal people to envy them. "Real Riders" (we need a term for the alternative of Hipsters!) want other real riders to respect them and envy them.

I either try to go with restraint and make sensible aesthetic choices form and function but I could easily get it wrong. There's a lot to learn and I can just imagine the Quill choice handlebar angle fail I'd get. The frame is already to small for me (6'4") so that's instant abuse but too late I love her already.

Or I make choices based on form over function. Nothing to stupid I'm not that kind of guy, not brakeless with flats. Just looks a bit before brains. God sometimes I want to get an Arrospok just because I shouldn't. Maybe with "Yeah it's an Arrospok but it's pretty" on it. I loved my mag wheels in the 80's but I think I'd look stupid with 20" wheels.

So what should I do? Go respect and then be envious of the way other people's bike look or go fakenger and know I'd feel guilty the whole time? Difficult questions at difficult times.