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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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 Trying to film an evening mountain bike ride in fading light was always a challenge in the past, but PureVideo now makes that and other low-light adventures look better than ever. Bryan Rogala, Outside Online, 4 Aug. 2025 As much as we have been born out of the mountain bike and motocross industry, the ethos of the company has always been to redefine the future. Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 9 July 2025 Suspension is often a selling point for things like scooters, mountain bikes, etc … the boingers on the S1F really are just that: boingers. New Atlas, 28 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 26 Aug. 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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