fixed-gear
[ fikst-geer ]
noun
Also called fixed-gear bicycle; Informal, fixie . a bicycle having a single-gear system and lacking a freewheel mechanism, so that the wheels only move when the pedals move.
such a gear system: The bike has a fixed gear.
Origin of fixed-gear
1First recorded in 1895–1900
Words Nearby fixed-gear
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