So fixed gears are cool right?

I mean yah, when you think about it it's an amazing idea.

Lets take a bike, basically a simple machine. Break it down to the absoulte bare minimum and ride it. I means it's a nice change from having a bike with brakes, fenders, water bottle holders, bags, mirrors, baskets, 25 gears..... you get it.

At some point though doing things differently just becomes pointless. Someone grabs ahold of the idea and takes it to a level that is far to stupid to imagine.

Which leads me to this little beauty.....

See that? Yah that's a sprocket guard. Not only is it a sprocket guard, but it's a sprocket guard on a fixed gear.

Now I could run in my garage right now and take my longboard out and try to jump some stairs and do some gnarly handrails. What's the point though? I'm going to break my longboard, and i'll just waste allot of my time.

So what's your opinion on this?

Is it really taking it a step further?

Or... well... stupid?