Fixed Gear Fever

These days we're selling more urban bikes than anything, and it seems like the lion's share of them are fixed gears, like this Surly Steamroller we got today (56cm frame, in case you were wondering):

The Steamroller is so hot, you have to wear oven mitts instead of cycling gloves when you're riding it. Seriously, everytime Surly gets a container of these ready to ship, they're sold out in a week.

We also built one of the awesome and affordably priced ($550) SE Lagers today:

Technically, this is a freewheeling single speed, not a fixed gear (you can coast on this one). The rear wheel has a flip-flop hub, though, so buy a fixed cog and a lockring and you can ride it fixed or freewheeling. I thought it was cool that this one comes with comfy bullhorn bars, and a matte black paint job. The decals aren't clearcoated, so you can remove them if you want that stealthy, non-bike-thief-attracting look.