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
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By the 1980s, Merida added mountain bikes.
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Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Arrowhead Bike Farm specializes in mountain bike rentals and has a knowledgeable staff who can recommend trails for any level.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 25 Aug. 2025
Each have frames that are handmade from chromoly steel—a material that’s favored by bike makers for its durability and shock-absorbing properties—and feature modular, fully repairable motors made by CYC, which makes mountain bike motors.
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 16 Aug. 2025
Zilisch suffered a broken collarbone due to the impact, an injury that van Gisbergen had dealt with after a mountain bike accident in 2021.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
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Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Arrowhead Bike Farm specializes in mountain bike rentals and has a knowledgeable staff who can recommend trails for any level.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 25 Aug. 2025
Each have frames that are handmade from chromoly steel—a material that’s favored by bike makers for its durability and shock-absorbing properties—and feature modular, fully repairable motors made by CYC, which makes mountain bike motors.
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 16 Aug. 2025
Zilisch suffered a broken collarbone due to the impact, an injury that van Gisbergen had dealt with after a mountain bike accident in 2021.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
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“Mountain bike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mountain%20bike. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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