Noun
A fixed-gear bicycle.
Usage- Informal
- Synonyms
- fixie bike
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A number of couriers in NYC use `fixies' -- fixed-gear bikes with no brakes.
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Coming from San Francisco, where gentrification swept through neighborhoods faster than hipster trends like fixies, tattoos, and retro eighties wardrobes, I didn't think Erin had anything to worry about.
[F]ixed-gear bikes, or "fixies," cycles that have one speed and are built without the free-wheel equipment that keeps a regular bicycle's pedals stationary while the tires are in motion.
A fixed-blade knife.
Usage- Informal
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Among the other fixed blades en route is the Aegis FX. As the name indicates this is a fixie version of SOG's renovated Aegis folder, which debuted at the beginning of 2020.
In my humble opinion, a great horizontal Kydex sheath is the ONLY way to make a fixie disappear on your person.