I dont agree with the fixie bashers either.
All bikes are cool.
Customising and making a statement is cool in my book, I wouldnt always (or barely ever) make the same choices, but I share the love.
I love the fact people are so keen on bikes again, and to blast one section of biking is akin to loving rock music and dissing country... its all music and it all has its virtues.
At the end of the day, Bicycles are clearly mans greatest ever invention.
To my mind, a well put together bike is a moving work of art.
