London Singlespeed Society

It looks like our new favourite bike has made it as far as the Telegraph.  Even if we forgive them for taking the celebrity angle:

The likes of Madonna, David Beckham, Paul McCartney, Paul Smith, Boris Johnson and Fatboy Slim are seen as prospective buyers since they can actually afford to own it.

(and are presumably stupid enough to buy it) what’s harder to ignore is the following:

This model is especially hard to ride since they don’t freewheel, which means that the pedals keep on turning as long as the bicycle does.

Hard to ride?  I think they mean hard to stop.