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Couriers bikes

johnnyrotten · 2007-06-18 17:27:52

I have seen a few bicycle couriers recently with bikes that have no gears or brakes. Whats the story?

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18-06-2007 6:27pm

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I have seen a few bicycle couriers recently with bikes that have no gears or brakes. Whats the story?

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#2 18-06-2007 6:38pm
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If they have no gears and no brakes, they're probably fixed gear bikes ("fixies"). The hubs they use don't allow coasting (or "freewheeling"), which means you can only stop yourself by slowing down your pedal rate.

Here's an article on the subject:

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/fixed.html

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I have seen a few bicycle couriers recently with bikes that have no gears or brakes. Whats the story?

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#3 18-06-2007 6:45pm
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Ghost Rider wrote:

If they have no gears and no brakes, they're probably fixed gear bikes ("fixies"). The hubs they use don't allow coasting (or "freewheeling"), which means you can only stop yourself by slowing down your pedal rate.

Here's an article on the subject:

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/fixed.html

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http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055035630

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#5 19-06-2007 3:01pm
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Many, many, many, many more:

http://www.fixedgeargallery.com

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