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Old 07-12-11 | 04:45 PM
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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.
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