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It's really not that practical, but kinda fun. In the summer, you can't rest while going down hill, thus I get waaaay too sweaty. It's also a bit of a fashion statement, if you're into that sorta thing. Very popular amongst certain sub-cultures * cough * hipsters cough If you're an overly practical person, you have no use for them, just continue on, and don't hate.

On another note, in most, even hilly places, I'll usually only use 3-4 out of my 20 possible gears, so getting along with just one isn't too too bad, it's really the inability to coast that gets ya.