fixed-gear
Americannoun
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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.
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such a gear system.
The bike has a fixed gear.
Etymology
Origin of fixed-gear
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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Charlie Alliston - who was riding a fixed-gear bike with no front brakes - was cleared of manslaughter and found guilty of causing bodily harm by "wanton or furious driving".
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2025
He rode in on his fixed-gear bike and was delighted to see his students engaging with the rallygoers.
From Slate • May 30, 2024
There are single-speed, fixed-gear, road, time-trial, cyclocross, hybrid, commuter and many types of mountain bikes.
From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2017
As ever, he is simply a witness, a flâneur on a fixed-gear bike whose job it is to acknowledge lonely ghosts and give them what they feel they need in order to keep on trucking.
From The New Yorker • Sep. 23, 2016
As always, he took his bike, an old fixed-gear Schwinn that had belonged to his father long ago in Indiana.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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