单词 | fixie |
释义 | fixien. Cycling slang. A bicycle that has a fixed wheel; esp. a single-gear bike whose wheels cannot move unless power is applied to the pedals. Cf. fixed wheel n. at fixed adj. Additions. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle propelled by feet > [noun] > cycle > bicycle > other types of bicycle forty-four1821 roadster1875 rear-steerer1882 pneumatic1890 path-racer1896 featherweight1901 free-wheeler1908 fairy cycle1920 superbike1935 sit-up-and-beg1939 bakfiets1956 high-riser1965 all-terrain cycle1970 chopper1971 mountain bike1972 shopper1973 mixte1975 BMX1978 cruiser1978 ojek1983 boda boda1995 e-bike1998 fixie2001 ghost bike2004 2001 T. H. Culley Immortal Class x. 273 The pile consisted of bikes that I had come to know. In the pile I could see..Jimbo's yellow thrift-grade fixie. 2007 Financial Times 17 Nov. (Life & Arts section) 9/4 Fixies offer the promise of increased fitness as you keep pedalling and also use your muscles to slow the bike. 2011 D. Greco in A. Walker On Bicycles xxix. 200 I saw messengers and fixie hipsters slaloming through rush-hour traffic. 2015 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 7 Mar. (Arts & Life section) e2 If there's anything that people in this city like, it's bikes—..spray-painted fixies, rickety old low riders.., whatever you've got. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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