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@quixoticgeek
In the uk cyclists with any ounce of clue tend to just smile and nod, and move swiftly onto another topic when you mention riding fixed.
Here in .nl, people look at you like you have gone completely mad. Considering the average number of functional gears on a bike in this country seems to be about 1.3, you would think they would be more understanding of the idea of fixed, or atleast single speed. But if you are not riding an old clunker, then you must obvious be in the serious cycling crowd, which means you must have lots of gears. And lycra. Let us not forget the lycra.
This said, there is a small number of fixee people, I haven't seen any outside of amsterdam tho. A friend of mine has just bought her first track bike, having given up on lacing the fixed hub into a wheel for her old bike. So hopefully, when I get my old holdsworth road worthy again, there will be another two Fixed nutters here.
But for all this, there is one thing that is almost guarenteed to get you strange looks in .nl. Cycling with a helmet on...
J