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@Charlotte
It's weird. Yeah, it's not easy to ride and if you think a brakeless fix is a bit daft, this is a whole new level of stoopid. But I'm so used to riding a regular fixie round town and being on the defensive that I'm totally attuned to bigger vehicles being a threat to me. If I hear a revving engine or a horn, I make the assumption that it could mean danger and I react accordingly.
On the penny, it's great. I get waves and smiles, applause from pedestrians, people leaning out of car windows with cameras - everything. If I hear a horn, it's always someone saying hi and grinning at me. When I'm stopped at lights, everyone wants to talk and nobody ever gets frustrated at me if they can't overtake. When they do pass, it's wide and slow, 'cos they want to get a good look.
If you're getting pissed off with always being treated like shit by London traffic, get an Ordinary!