I have been recommending this site to friends like crazy lately and most of them have even less knowledge about bikes than I do. Hard to believe. I have been asked questions about some terms that are used and have been able to answer, but it made me wonder if there is a glossary of terms somewhere? Most like Klunker, Fixie and such can usually be figured out by context. What are the terms you like that confuse and frighten your friends, family and acquaintances?
Definition of Terms??
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"Fixie" is slang for a fixed gear bicycle- a bicycle having a direct drive, single cog drivetrain. Turn the cranks forward, the rear wheel goes forward. Turn the cranks backwards, the wheel goes backwards. No coasting, no internal mechanism for braking.
I often hear the term "fixed gear" mistakenly used as a synonym for single speed by customers. Fixies are single speeds, but not all single speeds are fixies. ;-)
I often hear the term "fixed gear" mistakenly used as a synonym for single speed by customers. Fixies are single speeds, but not all single speeds are fixies. ;-)
Thanks Bendex, I'm one of the ones who thought a Fixie was a single speed that would coast..peddeling backwards would be braking...thanks for clearing that up for me.
BART
A mistake?
Yes, I should have said Fixies were 'typically' single speeds. ;-)
Yeah, I have zero time in on an S3X hub, but all of my instincts tell me that it'd be a bit of a headache.
A good reason to have handbrakes?
Quite right, but not any more so than any other hubs without coaster-brakes....
