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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Mert Lawwill, a national champion motorcyclist turned mountain bike trailblazer, died Wednesday in Boise, the city where he was born.
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Mark Dee
may 9, Idaho Statesman, 9 May 2026
Nowadays, the brand's socials are loaded with more photos of mountain bikes, ski goggles and foaming surf than camper vans or motorhomes.
—C.c. Weiss
may 05, New Atlas, 5 May 2026
Selling a $10,700 mountain bike on their first official day in business was encouraging.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2026
And the ultramarathon got so big that organizers added a 100 mile mountain bike race, which became a big deal in its own right.
—Alan Gionet, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Mark Dee
may 9, Idaho Statesman, 9 May 2026
Nowadays, the brand's socials are loaded with more photos of mountain bikes, ski goggles and foaming surf than camper vans or motorhomes.
—C.c. Weiss
may 05, New Atlas, 5 May 2026
Selling a $10,700 mountain bike on their first official day in business was encouraging.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2026
And the ultramarathon got so big that organizers added a 100 mile mountain bike race, which became a big deal in its own right.
—Alan Gionet, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for mountain bike
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“Mountain bike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mountain%20bike. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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