I'm not sure the Riv single speed efforts came any where close to pandering to the fixie crowd, but I do share your confusion about the trend. So many people rolling around on fixed skinny tired track bikes when theres not a track nor velodrome nearby but plenty of potholed roads. I think one of the most interesting parts of trends like the fixed/ss craze is when they reach the walmart demographic and you find some bike named "the fixie" decked out in all matching lime green parts or something on the shelves of your local big box stores. I often wonder if there will be a time in which the rando renaissance will make it that far and we will see racked-out fendered big tire bikes at your local walmart - i severely doubt it but it's hilarious to me as a hypothetical. One thing that really makes me laugh about the rando trend is that if it comes to pass as most trends do, it will have left many useful bikes in the world as opposed to some other fads such as certain bmx, fixie, racers which left behind only highly specialized / limited use bikes.
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