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It's really not derailing the thread. Those of us who do a lot of long rides, fixed, get pissed off with people who turn up on gears then proceed to ride at the front of the bunch like they're in the Tour de France and/or zoom down the outside of every descent as if they don't know how to use the perfectly effective brakes fitted to their road bikes.
This is entirely justified.
As ms.chris said this is definitely not true of everyone, I've ridden with lots of considerate folk too, and let's face it it isn't hard to ride in a group fixed with gears, it just requires a little thought and some consideration.
John was obviously annoyed enough by it after the Herne Hill ride to make this particular ride fixed only, so it really is quite pertinent.
And I wouldn't bother about trying to find hipster mates who ride fixed, they don't tend to go outside of zone 2, never mind the M25.
To be frank, there are lots of other rides organised which welcome people with gears. I've ran two myself in the last fortnight. So no moaning about this particular ride being fixed/SS only please.