Compact, double, triple, fixies etc.. what are they??

cycle.monkey

i read posts about compacts, double, triples and fixies etc etc
can someone please tell me what these all are.
As a noob to cycling
i feel left out lol

cheers

father_jack

Double is double ring chainset. Triple is one with three chainsets
Fixies are like BMX's, single front and single rear. You can get ones with freewheel or fixed wheel. Not sure what compact is, I think means the gears are close together.

sub55

fixie is a bike with one gear and a fixed wheel.
single speed is a bike with one gear but can freewheel.
a double is the number of cogs on the chainset, normally 38/53 or 42/52
a compact has two cogs on the front but of a smaller size.
a triple has three cogs on the front giving a bigger range.

cycle.monkey

Father Jack wrote:

Double is double ring chainset. Triple is one with three chainsets
Fixies are like BMX's, single front and single rear. You can get ones with freewheel or fixed wheel. Not sure what compact is, I think means the gears are close together.

aaahhhhhhh that makes perfect sense. I probably should of guessed lol

Cheers Father Jack

cycle.monkey

sub55 wrote:

fixie is a bike with one gear and a fixed wheel.
single speed is a bike with one gear but can freewheel.
a double is the number of cogs on the chainset, normally 38/53 or 42/52
a compact has two cogs on the front but of a smaller size.
a triple has three cogs on the front giving a bigger range.

Thanks for filling the gaps sub55. I dont feel left out anymore haha

a340driver

Wikipedia is your friend:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crankset

cycle.monkey

a340driver wrote:

Wikipedia is your friend:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crankset

bags of info on there for me, cheers for that

John.T

A fixie is a f***ed up pixie.

Weejie54

A fixie is a f***ed up pixie

A pixie is a pi**ed fixie.

inseine

OMG. BMXs are not fixed gear. a chainset has chainrings not cogs.

desweller

They're types of bra.

You don't see the triple very often, but it's worth it when you do.

pneumatic

DesWeller wrote:

They're types of bra.

You don't see the triple very often, but it's worth it when you do.

Compacts are really hard to undo with your teeth; fixies are pretty much impossible!

dmch2

DesWeller wrote:

They're types of bra.

You don't see the triple very often, but it's worth it when you do.

Eccentrica Galumbits?

(or do i need to give a hint with that reference?)