It’s just another bike, isn’t it? It’s my bike of choice at the moment over the others in the shed, find it fun, simpler and certainly makes me think more about different aspects of cycling – e.g. braking, choosing lines, speed and cadence. It’s no better or worse than other bikes. If you can borrow one to have a few shots on then fab, or build one up from bits lying around, before opting to buying something you might not get on with. I’m on my second (first one stolen from garden) and both have been self-builds, current one is some old chrome frame that originally took 27″ wheels.
The first try I had a squirrel tried to run between the wheels, I crapped myself and stopped pedalling, that was interesting and terrifying and didn’t try it again for a while after that. I found you only really forget not to freewheel a couple of times. I also found when I started really getting back into it that drifting off to sleep at night I used to get a spinning sensation in my legs, and find it strange freewheeling on geared bikes now so in a way I think it’s stopped some lazy cycling techniques.
My grandad rode one from Fauldhouse to the opening of the Kincardine Bridge, then back again, cos that was his bike, nowt to do with being trendy.