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mountain bike

noun

Synonyms of mountain bikenext
: 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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Like his older brother, Felix is a downhill mountain bike rider. Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025 However, whereas those devices are limited to vertical suspension travel (like a mountain bike fork), the ShredLORD concentrates more on tilting from side to side. New Atlas, 2 Dec. 2025 The park is seeing more out-of-state visitors, Derman said, many drawn less-restrictive rules allowing people to ride horses, mountain bike, paddle, hunt and fish as well as camp and hike – often on gloriously uncrowded trails. Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025 People travel in to hike, mountain bike, and zipline, but the Sundance Mountain Resort is the biggest attraction in the town, with unreal skiing and snowboarding opportunities available. Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 24 Nov. 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 8 Dec. 2025.

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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