singlespeed

After which you'll carry your bike for most of the ride, because a singlespeed is the wrong gear all the time.

Boulder Report 2008

Speaking of classical things, there's probably nothing less classical than a Walmart fixed-gear bicycle or, more accurately, "fixed-speed," which I assume is their way of saying it's a singlespeed that looks like a fixed-gear, though reading the indignant comments of some of the "Fixerati" on various forums and blogs has been totally classic:

Archive 2010-03-01 BikeSnobNYC 2010

So once you've got your urban singlespeed, and your bag, and your boutique foot retention system, and your shants, you will be ready to take to the streets--yes, the streets, and not the sidewalk.

Feeling Freaky: Who Needs Insight? BikeSnobNYC 2010

So once you've got your urban singlespeed, and your bag, and your boutique foot retention system, and your shants, you will be ready to take to the streets--yes, the streets, and not the sidewalk.

Archive 2010-01-01 BikeSnobNYC 2010

I was amused, but alas I think they might be a bit too late with this one, since discerning fixed-gear and singlespeed riders are now calculating their gears in sunglasses.

Alarming Data: Number Crunching and Gear Mashing BikeSnobNYC 2010

Of course, if you value simplicity over MILF magnetism, you can always go with a singlespeed--just keep in mind that, if you convert it to a fixed-gear, you won't be able to coast via still another reader:

Single Sided and Fully Enclosed: The Inaccessibility of "Bike Culture" BikeSnobNYC 2010

He just won nationals on a singlespeed, on a Rockhopper.

Specialized founder Mike Sinyard enjoys sponsoring Contador and Schleck 2010

Why is supercool Hollywood messenger running a single rear brake on a singlespeed?

Street Justice: Crime and Punishment BikeSnobNYC 2010

It created with just weeks to spare a singlespeed cyclocross national championship category that will be used at the national cyclocross championships next month in Bend, Oregon.

USA Cycling: No ban on helmet cams or juniors’ use of carbon wheels or tubulars 2010

Speaking of classical things, there's probably nothing less classical than a Walmart fixed-gear bicycle or, more accurately, "fixed-speed," which I assume is their way of saying it's a singlespeed that looks like a fixed-gear, though reading the indignant comments of some of the "Fixerati" on various forums and blogs has been totally classic:

Bolts and Nuts: The Making of a Classic BikeSnobNYC 2010