Originally Posted by
JesusBananas
Neither she nor you knows what that means, apparently.
Fixed gear bikes (and singlespeed, obviously) only have one speed. That bike has multiple gears and a derailleur, which means that it is neither. A fixed gear bike is different from a singlespeed bike in one way: a fixed gear cannot coast.
If you are just looking for a commuter, I would recommend a cheap singlespeed bike or a used bike of any kind, provided it is intact and rideable.
I want to know exactly who told that lady that the Raleigh was a fixed gear, I mean, she had to have heard it from somewhere.