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

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Abby Long, executive director of the nonprofit Kingdom Trails Association in East Burke, Vermont, said the proportion of Canadians riding its more than 100 miles of mountain bike trails has halved since last spring. Jen Rose Smith, CNN Money, 16 June 2025 Star Union has developed several packages for road and mountain bikes with 48-V batteries ranging between 160 and 480 Wh. New Atlas, 11 June 2025 The 12 Best Bike Tours in the World The Beer Drinker’s Guide to Great Smoky Mountains National Park The Story Behind ‘The Perfect Storm’ The Beer Drinker’s Guide to Yellowstone A mountain bike jersey for 60 bucks? Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 11 June 2025 There is snow in the winter with skiing and in summer mountain bikes and hiking trails among the wildflowers. Chiara Barzini, Vogue, 3 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for mountain bike

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 2 Jul. 2025.

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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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