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Old 03-17-04, 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by William Karsten
It's a SS or a coaster.
A Single Speed is a bike with a single speed that can coast. It has nothing to do with the brakes, except for the fact that a SS requires brakes.

A fixed gear can have brakes or not, it's still a fixed gear either way.
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