fixed gear
Direct-drive bike setup
A fixed gear is a bicycle drivetrain where the rear cog is locked directly to the hub—if the wheel turns, the pedals turn.
Unlike freewheel bikes, you can't coast; your legs move constantly.
Often shortened to fixie.
Popular with bike messengers and urban cyclists for simplicity and control: She rides a fixed gear through downtown.
- fixieSingle-gear bicycle
- track bikeBrakeless velodrome cycle
- velodromeBanked oval cycling arena
- trackPath or monitored route
- cogProjecting gear tooth
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drivetrain mechanism
fixed gearfreewheel
Move without propulsion
derailleur · coaster · coasting · coaster brake · automatic transmission
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