fixie

fixie
 n.— «“Fixies,” as they are called here, are sort of the Platonic ideal of bicycles: stripped of all but the most vital components, and with just a single speed.» —“Legs a-blur, Portland cyclists make fixed-gear bikes fashionable” by Terrence Petty Oregonian (Portland) July 31, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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