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http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Purple-Chrome-White-Low-Rider-Dragster-Fixie-Old-School-bike-AMAZING-condition-/180749274043?pt=AU_Sport_Cycling_Bikes&hash=item2a157f0bbb#ht_26221wt_1026 |
I can only imagine that whoever put “fixie” in the title of this was trying to attract a few more hits on their ad. But really, who goes searching for a fixie and buys a purple dragster instead? Not sure I even approve of dragsters myself. They were a charming design anomaly back in the day and were much desired by children but ditched in favour of proper bikes when it came time for riding to the high school or doing the all important paper run (which was about the only form of employment open to a boy in the early 80s, this being before Australians discovered a taste for junk food and were as a result still quite a slim nation). (And call me lazy but I got paid a little over $2 a day for my paper run, getting out of bed before dawn and performing several hours of toil. I lasted just long enough to buy that blue plastic skateboard I wanted.)
Similarly, this step through is not a fixie:
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http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/FIXIE-LADIES-STEP-THROUGH-RETRO-26-MALVERN-STAR-BIKE-/140633544755?pt=AU_Sport_Cycling_Bikes&hash=item20be699833#ht_500wt_951 |
It clearly has gears:
This one below is one of my favorites. The ebay heading reads:
raleigh step through vintage cruiser girls bike (hipster, fixie, single speed)
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http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Coloured-Brake-Cable-BMX-Dragster-Fixie-Road-Bike-2mtr-/110771344416?pt=AU_Sport_Cycling_Bikes&hash=item19ca7c9420#ht_4137wt_1032 |