i know this is prob a dumb question but i am looking to get a fixed gear bike....i was wondering if you have to pedal all the time, or can you coast like a regular bike?

FG is one speed, no coasting.

duuurrr you tell 'em skeeter!

why wouldn't you be able to coast??

i don't understand the question.

Just put your feet up on the fork crown. No big deal.

OR you could run single speed...

ban for trolling say what?

You don't have to at red lights

With a fixed gear, the back cog (thing the chain goes on) is fixed to the hub (center bit of the wheel). Thus, if the wheel is moving, the pedals are too.

Plow, if you are considering getting a fixed gear bike, get a fixed/fixed or fixed/free rear hub. That way, you can have a fixed gear on one side and a freewheel on the other.

Be sure and get brakes.

Assuming this is serious, I am not sure why you would want a fixed gear if you didn't know this.

wat are u ppl talkin about
?

fixies can coast




they just dont have brakes

I could have sworn I had a front brake on mine. Wait while I go check....

I am reluctant to jump in, as this smells of troll droppings, but coasting means the bike is moving but the pedals are not. A fixed gear bike can not do that. If the bike is moving (or rather, if the back wheel is turning) then the pedals are turning.

you only need a back break though i wouldn't bother with a front

We've been getting a rash of trolling lately... between this and the spoke cards thread... ugh.

u need to strip some more hubs before you go mouthing of like this son!

on a similar note, i'm looking to get a linux system.
do i have to learn about bash and dependencies and desktop managers, or can i just run regular windows stuff on it?

Linux, pfft. Get a Gibson. Hack the Planet!

Not so much in Arizona, but if global warming pans out some day maybe

Wine

you can coast...just take ur feet away from the pedals

fixies can toast

I hacked a Gibson and got the girl.