Originally Posted by
mtb_addict
fixed gear is diificult to say for me...English is not my first language. i think its due to the ed in the middle of a name. it sounds awkward when i say it.
fixie roll out of my tongue much eaasier and smoother.
for American English, I don’t think you’d have to actually pronounce the ‘ed’. You could easily enough just say ‘fix gear’ and everyone would know what you mean. In fact, I doubt anyone would notice you left off the ‘ed’.