fixed-gear

[ fikst-geer ]

noun
  1. 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.

  2. such a gear system: The bike has a fixed gear.

Origin of fixed-gear

1
First recorded in 1895–1900

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