Don't ride bikes without brakes folks, it does funny things to your brain. Exception apply on a velodrome.

  • sooper_dooper_roofer [none/use name]
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    3 years ago

    But on the base level the question is whether you can just roll along (freewheel) or have to pedal at all times because your rear wheel is connected directly to your cranks

    well the fixie means pedaling at all times, right?

    my bike lets me "roll along" freely without pedaling. But it also brakes if I pedal backwards.

    • 7bicycles [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      well the fixie means pedaling at all times, right?

      Correct!

      my bike lets me “roll along” freely without pedaling. But it also brakes if I pedal backwards.

      Yeah that's just a coaster brake. Fixies basically never have these, but you get kind of a similar effect on one where you can bleed speed by pedaling backwards or skidding or something