Though I understand ankle injuries are substantially. At least the fixie crowd is curious enough about bike lore to get on a steel frame. They are definitely the future wallets/ enthusiasts for our stuff, and they will ride them. The craze is alive in densely populated urban areas where parking spaces costs 35 g\u2019s. This is their primary/ only means of transportation. Plus side; Don\u2019t need to haul no tools, no up/down shifting at each light, never a need to take your eyes off the road only to be nailed by La car door. And hell yes they are playing the counter culture card by messin with what previous generations consider as already perfect. The comparison to my era is, this is their muscle car, their hot rod, their bad ace motor scooter. My hot rod was as nasty and illegal as we could get away with.