I really hate the term "Fixie".

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07-02-15 | 05:53 AM

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Originally Posted by OldsCOOL

My son grabbed my Technium PRE frame off the wall and built a fixie. Heavy tires/wheels, it comes in at 22lbs. He loves it but still wants a geared bike for all the hills.

Never been to northern Michigan. You guys have hills there? (was similarly shocked to hear of hills in Minnesota).

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07-02-15 | 06:28 AM

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07-02-15 | 06:31 AM

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If you don't like the term fixie, then call it whatever you wish. But, if you get too creative, be prepared for a lot of questions and quizzical looks.

I would suggest Harvey, because I like it. It reminds me of the movie.

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07-02-15 | 06:35 AM

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You should refer to a fixed gear bicycle as a "Fixie" only if you also refer to a bowel movement as a "Poopie".

-Bandera

07-02-15 | 06:57 AM

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Two things:

1) Fixie don't care.
2) How do we feel about "coastie"?

07-02-15 | 06:57 AM

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07-02-15 | 07:15 AM

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I think some people not into bikes, think a "fixie" is any road bike. I have seen several ads on c'list lately labeled as fixie but the bike clearly had gears and shifters.

07-02-15 | 07:33 AM

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How about the term "Ten Speed", coined in the early seventies = perhaps that needs a bit of fixing, also..!-)

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07-02-15 | 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by USAZorro

Never been to northern Michigan. You guys have hills there? (was similarly shocked to hear of hills in Minnesota).

Very hilly, hills on every ride. We turn out a good number of professionals because of it. Mountain bikes are king here. When a mountain biker takes to the road they are unstoppable.

07-02-15 | 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Coop500

I think some people not into bikes, think a "fixie" is any road bike. I have seen several ads on c'list lately labeled as fixie but the bike clearly had gears and shifters.

That was a fixie waiting to happen. You know, a pre-hipster bike.

07-02-15 | 08:05 AM

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I was thinking "Loretta", but that's another movie ...

07-02-15 | 08:16 AM

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People who moan about "fixies" and "hipsters" =

07-02-15 | 08:42 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by OldsCOOL

That was a fixie waiting to happen. You know, a pre-hipster bike.

LOL I never thought of it like that.

07-02-15 | 11:46 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Bandera

You should refer to a fixed gear bicycle as a "Fixie" only if you also refer to a bowel movement as a "Poopie".

-Bandera

Poopie. Is that a lifestyle thing as well?

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07-02-15 | 12:09 PM

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I bet this chap has a few fixies.

07-02-15 | 12:32 PM

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Rhymes with Dixie.
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07-02-15 | 12:45 PM

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07-02-15 | 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Wileyone

Would it be wrong if I called it a Path Racer instead of a "Fixie"?

Only if it isn't set up as a Path Racer.

07-02-15 | 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by bandera

you should refer to a fixed gear bicycle as a "fixie" only if you also refer to a bowel movement as a "poopie".

-bandera

lmao

07-02-15 | 12:57 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Bandera

You should refer to a fixed gear bicycle as a "Fixie" only if you also refer to a bowel movement as a "Poopie".

-Bandera

You should see the looks on my house guests' faces when I announce that it's "poopy time" for me. Life is too short to get so bent out of shape about words like these.

fixie poopie fixie poopie fixie poopie FIXIE POOPY!

07-02-15 | 01:07 PM

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07-02-15 | 01:13 PM

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I ride over 5K miles a year on fixed gear, commuting and long brevets. In fact I plan to ride PBP next month fixed. I don't really mind when people refer to my bike as a "fixie", not nearly as much as when they call it "single-speed"

07-02-15 | 01:57 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by RobbieTunes

Rhymes with Dixie.
Sure to be banned soon.

One gear rule.

07-02-15 | 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by neamatoad

a "fixie" is what people who don't know any better call fixed gear bikes

A herd of antelope, A troop of apes, a murder of crows.

What do you call a group of hipsters?

A fixie.

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07-02-15 | 02:23 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by MiloFrance

I bet this chap has a few fixies.

So that's where Brian Wilson (baseball variety) is hiding out.

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