"'Fixie' riders, seeking adventure, dart through streets with bravura and no brakes."

Interesting article in some ways, it doesn’t seem negative or bias overall but does in some ways. I don’t know it’s a big pot that everyone seems to love to stir and I am just not a fan of drama. I ride a fixed and I ride brakeless and I believe it’s a personal choice. I have interacted in much more dangerous things and other things that present a lot more hazards to ones personal health (not drugs or anything of the such). My favorite part though is about Sergio the Atlanta waiter who fell and rethought his purchase, I could be wrong and am stating this opinion based solely on what I read in the article so it could be disproved but he bought one out of more of a fashion type interest which I am sure happens and if anything this type of buyer will be come more attached to it as he/she rides or something like what happened with Sergio will deter them but this is most things in life.

"Another manufacturer, Specialized, is developing bikes for release later this year with designs targeted at specific cities."

Pretty sure those are already out on the street.

could be an old article

As the movement grows, manufacturers are looking for ways to put more fixed-gear bikes on the road. Giant, a major bike supplier in Newbury Park, Calif., recently began offering street-ready models. [...] The Seattle one will have mudguards and a coffee-cup holder.

Jumping the Shark?