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Old 07-10-07 | 04:16 AM
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Originally Posted by br995
"Fixie" is short for "fixed gear" because it has less syllables.

Wait, no, that's not it.

Because it sounds better.
It lacks a pausing consonant in the middle. Fixed gear has D so it inherently takes longer to say.
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