From Wikipedia: "A fixed-gear bicycle (or fixed-wheel bicycle, sometimes known in the USA as a fixie) is a bicycle that has no freewheel, meaning it cannot coast — the pedals are always in motion when the bicycle is moving.
The sprocket is screwed or bolted directly onto a fixed hub. When the rear wheel turns, the pedals turn in the same direction. This allows a cyclist to stop without using a brake, by resisting the rotation of the cranks, and also to ride in reverse. Track cycling in a velodrome has always used fixed-gear track bikes, but fixed-gear bicycles are now[when?] again used on the road, a trend generally seen as being led by bicycle messengers." -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 9:14 PM, Steven Desjardins <[email protected]> wrote: > "That's cool, but how the hell do you stop a bike with no brakes?" Badly. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
