At 05:05 PM 13/04/2008 GMT, tom.ward@juno.com wrote:
>Lamenting as I do, however, the term "fixie," I propose a new term: fixe
>tte. This aligns with "randonneuse", and the custom (espoused by John Pe
>rgolizzi, among others) of referring to a bike as "she."
But why even perpetuate a dumb name with a new twist? The original correct term is "fixed wheel" (as opposed to freewheel).
John Betmanis
Woodstock, Ontario
Canada