Fixed-gear
[fikst-geer] /ˈfɪkstˈgɪər/
noun
1.
Also called fixed-gear bicycle; Informal, fixie. a bicycle having a single-gear system and lacking a freewheel mechanism, so that the wheels only move when the pedals move.
2.
such a gear system:
The bike has a fixed gear.
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