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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In bright sunshine, with the Pacific Ocean sparkling far below, two middle-aged men hopped on mountain bikes and started climbing a steep dirt road above Zuma Beach in Malibu.
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Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
During the summer months, Larch House is a perfect home base for outdoor enthusiasts to mountain bike, fly-fish, and river raft through the surrounding Rocky Mountain landscape, while the slopes at Whitefish Mountain Resort offer pristine powder through the winter.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
Customers can check out road bikes, mountain bikes, cruisers, hybrids, BMX and vintage classics.
—Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 8 Apr. 2026
Grandsons Tom and James Walton personally built some of the first mountain-biking trails in the area, and residents will spot the Waltons’ helicopter flying overhead, mountain bikes fastened to the side.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
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Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
During the summer months, Larch House is a perfect home base for outdoor enthusiasts to mountain bike, fly-fish, and river raft through the surrounding Rocky Mountain landscape, while the slopes at Whitefish Mountain Resort offer pristine powder through the winter.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
Customers can check out road bikes, mountain bikes, cruisers, hybrids, BMX and vintage classics.
—Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 8 Apr. 2026
Grandsons Tom and James Walton personally built some of the first mountain-biking trails in the area, and residents will spot the Waltons’ helicopter flying overhead, mountain bikes fastened to the side.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 3 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 22 Apr. 2026.
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