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11-21-08 | 07:05 PM

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Bikes: 2011 Cinelli Histogram, 2008 Redline 925, 1986 Haro Master (original owner, too!), GT (mtn/off-road. It's old. Don't know the model name)

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Originally Posted by JimmyOneSmith

Fixed gear bike has the cog screwed directly onto the hub so there is no freewheel mechanism, you can't coast- though technically speaking a fixed gear bike is also a Single Speed bike since it only has one gear.

However what is generally referred to as a Single Speed bike, or SS, is a bike with a freewheel screwed onto the hub which allows you to coast.

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Originally Posted by gkelley

Can you explain the difference between the two, i'm not sure which one i have

Somehow, I think Borat has struck.

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