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My grandfather used to ride fixed, and recommended it to me. I didn't have a bike - mine had been stolen, so I managed to build a fixie from bits in the college bike shed, plus a bit of help from Walton Street Cycles in Oxford. I absolutely loved it - feeling of control, power, and being in tune with the bike.
My bike was pretty crap - the brakes were rubbish, the gear too spinny, and the frame a bit twisted, and a fell off going fast down a hill in the cotswolds, and I've not had a fixie since - just circumstances. My next bike was a custom-built Dolan audax bike, but I had to sell that 3 yrs ago, and I've not had a bike since.
Anyway - definitely getting another very soon, and getting excited at the prospect.