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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

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Sailing through the Drake Passage is like being on a mountain bike and joining in with a herd of stampeding bison, or like paragliding between Alpine peaks in the middle of the wildest storm. — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026 Don’t miss the Marin Museum of Bicycling and Mountain Bike Hall of Fame, curated by Marin native Joe Breeze, a pioneering mountain bike builder. — Ben Davidson, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2026 The park's mountain bike trail is closed for major renovation and is expected to reopen before winter. — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Swooping in Xtracycle got its start providing cargo trailers for mountain bikes and then branched into dedicated cargo bikes. — ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mountain bike

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First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mountain bike was in 1966

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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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