fixed-gear bike
noun [ C ] uk/?f?kst.ɡ?? ?ba?k/ us/?f?kst.ɡ?r ?ba?k/ (also fixed-gear bicycle, fixed-wheel bike, fixed-wheel bicycle); (also informal fixie)
单速自行车;固定齿轮自行车
a bicycle that has only one gear (= a device that controls how much power goes to the wheels of a vehicle) and that cannot move unless the pedals are being turned, often used for getting around a city
Andrew has ridden a fixed-gear bike on the streets of Chicago for years. 安德鲁多年来一直骑着一辆单速自行车穿梭于芝加哥街头。
On a fixed-wheel bike, you have to keep your legs moving at the same speed as the wheels.
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- Fixed-gear bikes are being ridden all over New York, by messengers, racers, lawyers, accountants and college professors.
- This fixed-gear bicycle is easy to maintain and ideal for commuters.
- Riding a "fixie" - fixed-wheel bike - on the hills of San Francisco is impressive.
- In Boston, New York and London, couriers pioneered the art of riding fixed-wheel bicycles in city traffic.