The Sect of Rama

This nasty California weather has revived an old urge I've had to make a fixed gear bike. Partly because fewer parts means less maintenance after a wet ride, but partly because I feel I can't call myself a serious rider without experiencing some fixed gear riding.

With four bikes in the garage as it is, I suppose I should consider converting one of those before looking at making it five... but every time I think fixed gear, I think of old salvaged Italian road frames- chrome, lugs, and glory. Has anyone out there converted a bike? Do you actually ride it over your geared bikes?

The sneak peaks (1, 2) are starting to make the rounds now in advance of tomorrow's 2005 Consumer Electronics Show. Nothing revolutionary... yet... just more of the same, like Seagate's CF hardrive (ya, its 5GB- but is it as fast as flash which is getting super cheap now??), and more mp3 players than you can shake a stick at. Samsung's new displays look mighty sweet, but more of an evolutionary step.

Speculation is the XBox 2 will *not* make this year's CES, but who knows. Let's hope the manufacturers are keeping their big guns under their hats!