OK. So I don't get the whole single speed, fixed gear thing. But I'm going to try and figure it out. I just picked up an old 70's Fuji. It's a lugged frame, everything was clamped on, there's not even a derailleur mount on the frame. So it's really clean. Thought OK, this is it, got to single speed it, or fix gear it. I hear there are three options, fixed, semi-fixed, and freewheel. Is that right?

wut.

what the hell is "semi fixed"?

A loose cog? haha.

I ride quarter-fixed.

He probably means coaster brake. I hope.

Because somebody's gotta do it:

https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...eed-Start-Here!

That's what I was thinking. I'm still not sure what he's asking.

Most of my bikes are semi-fixed.....one day I'll get around to finishing up all the repairs

Gracias.

I think semi fixed is a blown freewheel.

I ride single speed. Why? It makes for a simple bike and however hard I pedal translates pretty well to the wheels. The downside is climbing hills, but w/e. Yeah, it makes maintaining a bike really easy and overall just really simple.

Fixed gear, I'm not a fan of. I like coasting, so that pretty much rules it out.

Would I like a nice road bike with different gears? Hell yeah. But money is tight and I'm happy with a single speed

I don'tunderstand why people ride with gears personally,I find it to easy.the time i had my centurion before i converted it i never shifted lol

Wow gene your Internet dick just grew like eight inches

Got it.

Semi-Fixed: I thought there was an option that would allow freewheel but with a lot of drag to help slow the bike down. Maybe it was coaster brake???

Scrod, Thanks for the start here link.

Jesus Christ, where are you sourcing this info?

perhaps semi-fixed means a flip-flop hub? really reaching here.

Recent changes to the bus route in my city are leading me toward getting a no-frills single speed with a kick-back brake hub. I just need something to ride 1.5 miles to the railway station. My reason for going no-frills is so I can lock it to the fence at the railway and not worry about it being stolen.

i started out with a mountain bike in my younger years, then i got my road bike like a year ago..i was content did not think about going to a mountain bike once since.
then i had the same question you had, that itch, and i picked up a frame to build a fixed gear bike, then i lost interest in my build, then i flat out bought my fixed gear.
i did not want a singlespeed because i felt it would be no different then my roadie.
the fixed felt odd at first, no coating, and now, i love it, my road bike is just sitting waiting to be used.
i dont skid, i use the brakes, and maybe ill do the skid thing later on but i rely on my brakes to stop, esp when im bombing down a hill at like 30+mph...

I didn't say i was pro or anything so piss off,i just find gears easy as in boring

Umm.... Don't you live in a ****ing desert?

A desert doesn't mean flat.
Just depends where you ride, summerlin for instance

Sure dog.

Having fun? Do you live here? Yeah anything east of the 15 gets flat but around summerlin there is some decent climbing.
But whatever

I'm proving my point. You "don't understand why people use gears" because you live in a city that is more than flat.