mountain bike

noun

: an all-terrain bicycle with wide knobby tires, straight handlebars, and typically 18 to 21 gears
mountain bike intransitive verb
mountain biker noun

Examples of mountain bike in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Gravel, mountain bike and Greenway rides are planned. Worth Sparkman, Axios, 19 Sep. 2024 The first itineraries are six-day multi-sport trips in Canyonlands, Arches, and Moab via road bike or mountain bike. Everett Potter, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024 By Erica Sloan July 2, 2024 Navigating ocean waves when your main swimming experience has taken place in the calm waters of pools or lakes is a bit like charging over rocky terrain on a mountain bike as a neighborhood cyclist—the core skill might be the same, but the settings are wildly different. Erica Sloan, SELF, 2 July 2024 Thousands of bicyclists from across the world will unite Sunday for a memorial ride, honoring a Boulder teenager who was killed while training for the junior mountain bike world championships. Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 9 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for mountain bike 

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Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mountain bike was in 1966

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“Mountain bike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mountain%20bike. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

mountain bike

noun
: a bicycle with wide knobby tires and many gears for use on all kinds of terrain
mountain bike verb

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