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A fixed-gear bicycle (or fixed-wheel bicycle in British usage, [citation needed] commonly known in some places as a fixie [1]) is a bicycle that has a drivetrain with no freewheel mechanism such that the pedals always will spin together with the rear wheel. The freewheel was developed early in the history of bicycle design but the fixed-gear ...
A 2015 poll of international fixed gear riders found that 11.9% report the use of fixie for tricks. [8] The earliest bicycle tricks were done on fixed-gear bicycles. [9] [10] However, most modern disciplines of freestyle cycling utilize a freewheel type mechanism; a notable exception is artistic cycling riders
"The rise in popularity of fixed-gear bicycles in the mid-2000s, complete with adaptations such as spoke cards, is attributed to hipsters.[3] Fixie enthusiasts in Australia love sharing photos of their hotted up fixies.[14]" This sort of stuff doesn't belong on Wikipedia. I'd remove it myself but I'd rather leave it up to a more experienced editor.
A bicycle, also called a pedal cycle, bike, push-bike or cycle, is a human-powered or motor-assisted, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, with two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. A bicycle rider is called a cyclist, or bicyclist. Bicycles were introduced in the 19th century in Europe. By the early 21st century there were more ...
Polygon Bikes is a bicycle's trade name made by PT Insera Sena, an Indonesian bicycle manufacturer based in Sidoarjo, East Java. Polygon operates manufacturing facilities in various places in Indonesia. [1] Polygon has a globally connected design team, and commonly used as sponsor and its bike in bicycle competition. [2] [3]
There are two types of "becak" in Indonesia: the first type is the driver sitting behind the passenger (similar to Dutch-style cargo bikes), the other one which mainly found in Sumatra is the driver sitting beside the passenger. "Becak" is still being used in various part of Indonesia, especially in smaller cities and town.
An Indonesian Traffic Warden which is under the Ministry of Transportation, not the police. The Ministry of Transportation (Indonesian: Kementerian Perhubungan), formerly Department of Transportation (Indonesian: Departemen Perhubungan) is a government ministry responsible for the governance and regulation of transportation in Indonesia.
The Indonesian Cycling Federation (ICF) (Indonesian: Ikatan Sport Sepeda Indonesia; abbreviated as ISSI) is the national governing body of cycle racing in Indonesia. It was founded right on the day of Indonesian National Awakening on May 20, 1956 in Semarang, Central Java. [1] ICF/ISSI is a member of the UCI and the ACC.