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Old 10-13-17 | 10:18 AM
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Fixie, but not really

Do bikes that look like fixies but are freewheel and have multiple gears exist?

I'm looking for a bike with the fixie aesthetic but works like a 'city bike' (with 7 gears).
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Old 10-13-17 | 10:50 AM
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Something with an internal gear hub is probably what you are looking for
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Old 10-13-17 | 12:00 PM
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Depends on what it is you like about the fixie aesthetic.
You'll need two brakes, so you won't be fooling anybody. Disc or rim.
You could go belt drive instead of chain.
But there are some cool looking ones:

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Old 10-13-17 | 07:12 PM
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Go to a bike shop and have them build you a wheel with that hub. Put in a brakeless bike and there you go.
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Old 10-13-17 | 07:25 PM
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Ok. I just searched around and thought I should elaborate.

If you're looking for gears while maintaining the appearance of a fixed gear, you're most likely looking for a coaster hub and a shift mechanism that either takes place internally in the hub or is "discretely" changed with some kind of lever on the handlebars.

You want a coaster hub because that will keep you from having to put on either disc or rim brake calipers, ruining your image and street credit. You could just ignore that and Ted-Shred around but that's really pushing this fixie aesthetic to the absurd.

You're going to need some kind of internal shifting mechanism. Really, you should just make up your mind and ride the bike that makes the most sense, be it a fixed gear or bike that conventionally shifts, but if you're adamant about this, internal shifting will kinda look like a single speed. I suggested a kickback hub since that will keep your frame options open and save you the aesthetic-defeating necessity of running cable.

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Old 10-13-17 | 07:57 PM
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Remember when they used to sell fake iPhones so that people could pretend to be cool at the club?
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Old 10-13-17 | 08:54 PM
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So you want a single speed fixed gear, except not a fixed gear and not single speed.
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Old 10-13-17 | 09:06 PM
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Basically... he want a road bike.
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Old 10-13-17 | 09:50 PM
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Funny, I was thinking of putting swallow bars and a Brooks saddle to give my FG a city bike vibe.

Keeping the fixed cog though.
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Old 10-14-17 | 07:23 AM
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Remember when they used to sell fake iPhones so that people could pretend to be cool at the club?
I remember when you could get a fake beeper, and people would use them to get out of boring meetings.
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Old 10-14-17 | 08:39 AM
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Guys, take it easy on OP. He was looking for the forum "Singlespeed & Fixed Gear--Sike!" and just ended up here by mistake.
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Your thread title reads like one of those horribly obnoxious avril Lavigne songs from 10 years ago.
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Don't be a h8r boi.
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Old 10-14-17 | 09:26 AM
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Get a wheel with a 2-speed SRAM Automatix. I've been riding mine most of the summer, a great setup.

You don't need more than 2 gears for 90% of where you want to ride.
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Old 10-14-17 | 09:38 AM
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S-A S3x.. First test of S/A S3X fixed gear 3-spd hub FWIW..
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Old 10-14-17 | 09:54 AM
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Fixie, but not really
https://www.fyxation.com/collections/electric-bikes
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Get a wheel with a 2-speed SRAM Automatix. I've been riding mine most of the summer, a great setup.

You don't need more than 2 gears for 90% of where you want to ride.
That's what I'm talking about.
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Old 10-14-17 | 02:15 PM
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Oh good, the Fred bike with the stupid backward handlebar made another appearance.
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Along with assumptions about what someone else wants/needs on their bike.
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Old 10-14-17 | 02:59 PM
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Fixie, but yeah really, bikes are still cooler.
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Old 10-15-17 | 07:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Scrodzilla
Oh good, the Fred bike with the stupid backward handlebar made another appearance.
Says the person with zero experience riding it, judging only on how it looks.

Are you the same way with people?
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Old 10-15-17 | 07:29 AM
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Along with assumptions about what someone else wants/needs on their bike.
Based on nearly 50 years of riding and working in a shop. Including extensive touring.

I’ve got enough experience to say that.
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Old 10-15-17 | 08:11 AM
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Old 10-15-17 | 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by pcf
Says the person with zero experience riding it, judging only on how it looks.

Are you the same way with people?
I suppose if a crazy old man walked up to me with his ass in the front proclaiming endlessly that it works better that way and I won't know until I try it, I'd think he's a kook too.
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Old 10-16-17 | 09:53 AM
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Dunno man. Front ass has worked for me for years.
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