fixie

See also: Fixie

English

Etymology

From fix +‎ -ie.

Noun

fixie (plural fixies)

1. (informal) A fixed-gear bicycle.

   Synonym: fixie bike

   • 1992 August 2, David Keppel, “Tripping bicycles and motorcycles (was Re: Bicycle helmets)”, in rec.bicycles‎^[1] (Usenet), retrieved 2016-07-15, message-ID <<1992Aug2.164246.23667@beaver.cs.washington.edu>>:

     A number of couriers in NYC use `fixies' -- fixed-gear bikes with no brakes.

   • 2013, Gordon Young, Teardown: Memoir of a Vanishing City, page 107:

     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.

   • 2014 April 12, Claire Martin, “How a bicycle maker saw the light, and found its balance”, in The New York Times‎^[2]:

     [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.

2. (informal) A fixed-blade knife.

   Coordinate terms: folder, folding knife

   • 2021 October 11, Editorial staff, “SOG 2022 catalog contains brand new blades and wild line expansions”, in Knife News‎^[3], retrieved 2023-05-15:

     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.

   • 2022 October 19, Alone, “Horizontal Belt Sheath to fit...”, in BladeForums‎^[4], retrieved 2023-05-15:

     In my humble opinion, a great horizontal Kydex sheath is the ONLY way to make a fixie disappear on your person.

Translations

bicycle without a freewheel

• Finnish: fixipyörä
• German: Fixie n
• Malay: basikal lajak (ms)