I have a geared Surly bike and a fixed gear Surly bike. I live where everything is accessible by bike and I love all aspects of that. In fact, it's one of the primary reasons for moving here. The majority of my riding is done on the fixed gear bike. The other bike is used for hilly and long rides (will be doing a century to Jamestown and back soon when it's not 100 deg. out). However, since I never learn to be happy with what I've got, I would much prefer to move way up north to avoid the summer heat. In doing so will probably compromise my exclusive bike mode of transportation.