Talk:Fixed-gear bicycle
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If you ever look at the bikes that couriers ride around cities you may see that many of them use a single speed road bike that doesn't even have the ability to coast, and often lack one or both brakes! These are also single-speeds, but are more properly called a fixed-gear, or "fixie" by most enthusiasts. If you go down a hill too steep you better make sure you don't get scrambled legs. If you want to slow down you actuallly have to pedal slower. Riders tell me if you time the reverse push you can lock the back tire up at full speed, which might do you some good. Fixies are more strenuous to ride, and their riders like it that way. Road racing cyclists often use a fixie as a training tool to help develop a smooth and fast cadence, or 'spin'.