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词汇 fixie
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Definition of fixie in English:

fixie

noun ˈfɪksiˈfiksē
  • A single-gear bicycle that has no freewheel, so that its wheels cannot move unless power is applied to the pedals.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I don't know, the real trendies and creatives and coders who get to work on fixies aren't doing the iphone any more surely?
    • He rides a fixie around Chicago, the city that loves him back.
    • If you have never experienced riding a "fixie", it's hard to communicate adequately the almost transcendental pleasure of the sensation.
    • There were London's cooler-than-cool fixie community, weaving amid the two-wheeled crowds on their custom fixed wheel bikes.
    • They are riding "fixies", which is a fad sweeping some parts of the cycling world.
    • Online retailer takes advantage of the fixie boom with brand new physical store based in Central London
    • There are moutain bikes, road bikes, cross bikes, fixies, singlespeeds, you name it.
    • I suppose I've always been curious about Joel's fixie's, that's why I bought a wheel with a flip-flop hub.
    • We will also be branching into road bikes, something that has been a part of my life longer than riding a brakeless fixie.
    • The fixie rider yelled out, "That's a red light, mate".
    • I glance at my handlebar and the computer reads 35 MPH (yeah, I've got a comp. on my fixie, what's it to you?) as I continue to accelerate.
    • Fixies are booming currently and there's no sign of this trend stopping any time soon.

Origin

Early 21st century: from fixed-wheel bicycle or fixed-gear bicycle.

Definition of fixie in US English:

fixie

nounˈfiksē
  • A single-gear bicycle that has no freewheel, so that its wheels cannot move unless power is applied to the pedals.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I glance at my handlebar and the computer reads 35 MPH (yeah, I've got a comp. on my fixie, what's it to you?) as I continue to accelerate.
    • There are moutain bikes, road bikes, cross bikes, fixies, singlespeeds, you name it.
    • We will also be branching into road bikes, something that has been a part of my life longer than riding a brakeless fixie.
    • The fixie rider yelled out, "That's a red light, mate".
    • He rides a fixie around Chicago, the city that loves him back.
    • There were London's cooler-than-cool fixie community, weaving amid the two-wheeled crowds on their custom fixed wheel bikes.
    • They are riding "fixies", which is a fad sweeping some parts of the cycling world.
    • I suppose I've always been curious about Joel's fixie's, that's why I bought a wheel with a flip-flop hub.
    • Online retailer takes advantage of the fixie boom with brand new physical store based in Central London
    • If you have never experienced riding a "fixie", it's hard to communicate adequately the almost transcendental pleasure of the sensation.
    • Fixies are booming currently and there's no sign of this trend stopping any time soon.
    • I don't know, the real trendies and creatives and coders who get to work on fixies aren't doing the iphone any more surely?

Origin

Early 21st century: from fixed-wheel bicycle or fixed-gear bicycle.

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