Can some explain ................
 

from whence the word "fixie" came? Not to be all snooty or anything, but I really dislike that term. "Fixie" conjures up cute images of pink fuzzy bunnies, fairies floating over dells, or cotton candy or some such. I am just interested to know the etomology of the word.

What's wrong with pink fuzzy bunnies, fairies floating over dells, and cotton candy?

im super hungry atm. someone recommended me something to make. gonna stop by the mart omw home.

your confusing the word "fixie" with "pixie", and i'm no rocket surgeon but it might have to do with the cog being fixed or affixed to the hub, rather than spinning freely?

I'm just going to guess the term "fixie" is a shortening
of "fixed gear."

it was this chick

http://a0.vox.com/6a00c2252109788e1d...e8f88bfa-500pi

i couldnt find an original

but lots of you are in college

now that is the best answer i;ve gotten in a while

Where do I buy wing attachments for my cranks?

Bikes are cute. get over it.

"Fixie" is short for "fixed gear" because it has less syllables.

Wait, no, that's not it.

Because it sounds better.

Hmmm. No. Not that either.

Because it's cool?

Shoot. Wrong again.




Anyway, "can some explain" what a dell is?

dell /dɛl/
–noun
a small, usually wooded valley; vale.

does anyone ride their bike anymore?

a fixie by any other name would dell as sweet.

Less letters than fixed gear, and theres no space. Its like trany for transmission(sp) (and other things lol)

Wait, did anyone ride their bikes to begin with? I've been using mine to dry sweaters on.

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

It was conjured in the bowels of freewheel hell.

I understand that a fixie is a single speed bicycle without a freewheel. e.g. it cant coast so the pedals are fixed to the wheels. BTE I like your pixie description. Oh and we have a group ride after work today.

Joe

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

It came from the term fixed gear, as in your track wheelset.

It mainly applied to those who used the wheelsets to their road bikes during winter training or speed work on the road..


This how i think it's term .

S/F,
CEYA!

Do you not think it's rather that we're confusing "pixie" with "troll"? Seriously, nobody needs to ask this question.

Down here in the South, when we are getting ready to do something, we say "I'm fixing to ride my bike" or "I'm fixing to go look up under that table for my wallet." "I'm fixing some grits; anyone hungry." The pictures need developing but I'm out of fixer.

Some might say "fixie" refers to the dealer on the corner that from which the junkies score their junk. Or are the junkies themselves called fixies?

i'm fixin' to go ride my bike, ya'll should come.

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That this is what you feel everyone needs to be discussing is sad. That so many took the time to try is about as bad.