im thinking about doing road biking, the ones with the gears. Also I have seen the single gear fixie bikes. I think they look fun to ride and its trendy. What do you guys think?
I own a fixed/SS cross bike, a "fixie" that looks all hipster'd, a Giant Defy (Road bike, lower end components but nice) and an older mountain bike.
If you just want to tool around, a geared roadbike can be overkill being that a new one from a shop will run you $800 min. If you are looking for a good workout, it's worth it. In summer spring and fall I do 30+ miles a day for a quick exercise run.
I really want to see this fixie fad die off. There are a lot of bikes with a lot of parts on them that aren't worth what they are being sold for. Most of them are top tube pads and matching fanny packs...