Fixie this!!

I love my London Langster His name is Winston and we've had a lot of fun together. But a lot of People who have never ridden a Fixed or single speed often ask why? Especially because Gears were invented years ago. I bought mine a couple of years ago, they were introduced by Specialized in limited numbers and being British I just had to have one.
The first thing I noticed is how smoothly it runs on the street, the lack of front and rear Durailleurs makes for a smooth, quiet ride. It's geared for the flat terrain of Irvine and I use it as my Commuter Bike, I've also ridden it across the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.

Winston is shown above outside a little Cafe' in Solvang and who needs a Bike Lock when you have a British Bulldog guarding Him?
A Fixed or single speed really improves your Cadence and 360 degree Pedal stroke, great training for the Road Bike. The lack of maintenance is really cool too, no gears to adjust, no gears to change - you just use your Legs to go faster or slower.

There are many different kinds of fixed and single speed on the market right now, the younger crowd love them, thankfully they seem to have replaced noisy and annoying Skateboards, or perhaps I'm just showing my age now.

If you've never ridden a single speed, do it! You might like it.