"joel metz, ifbma/sfbma" wrote:
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> these days i consider "fixed wheel" and "fixed gear" interchangeable
> though - if you talk about a "fixed gear" everyone assumes you mean a
> "fixed wheel". but some of us occassional pedant-types will call
> people on it if were feeling especially uppity. :)
Okay, how about this... the word "fixed" (like fixed in place).
A fixed gear = a gear that doesn't move (won't freewheel).
A fixed wheel = a wheel that doesn't move (like blocked).
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Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California
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