racist.

'Fixie' connotates mid-west college students on badly fitting conversions or the "I am posting pictures of my stock pista" crowd to me.

I am a bit confused here about fixed gear and fixed wheel. I thought that fixed gear implied that the gear was fixed i.e. you only had one gear so that includes "fixies" and SS. Then fixed wheel implied that the gear was fixed to the wheel i.e. no freewheel: "fixies"

But then this doesn't make much sense cause it is the cog that changes the bike from fixie to SS not the wheel.

So what is the difference between fixed gear and fixed wheel?

yeah, but it is even worse that you feel the need to write that.

None. Different terms for the same thing.

Oh come on, lighten up Frances. I start one mildly amusing yet pointless thread and everyone gets their undies in a bundle. There have been far worse on here

I like amusing and pointless threads. The thing is, asking this question is not amusing, is it? It's on a par with asking "Why are bicycles called bikes?". I'll grant you that I could have ignored it, and I will from here on in, but really, this absolutely fulfills all the criteria for trolling.

it's the difference between english and english:

americans looked at the phrase above and said, "oh...the 'gear is fixed' so, fixed gear!"

brits came along later and decided they had to be different about it and said 'the only other word left in that phrase is "wheel" so, fixed wheel!'



dude-bros came along later, sporting flips flops and a dave matthews shirt. when their dad stopped letting them use the dealership cars (because of the dings and scratches), they borrowed their nerdy roommate's bike to go to the bar, fell a few times, finally learned to ride, and coined the term "fixie" in a drunken, raging, stupid, stupor.

for that, they shall be forever despised. as if they weren't already.





stupid dave matthews.

Peoples' responses sure are amusing

Called "Constants" in Jamaica, which I like better than fixie.

i do like that term better.

constants.


sweet.