Fixie Polo bikes are trendy

Doesn't mean they don't suck.

Segways were designed for personal transportation for lazy fucks -- they still suck, the idea, the principle, the actual product, all suck.
And your the final say in what tyres suck or not on a type of bike that you don't ride?
I'll get Maxxis to give you a call so you can explain it to them.