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 the years before the studio closed in the 1980s, Charlie Kelly and Gary Fisher also lived and worked on the property while helping pioneer the modern mountain bike movement.
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 May 2026
The man and his toddler were out for a mountain bike ride Thursday afternoon in the area of Freel Peak, the highest mountain in the Lake Tahoe Basin, when snow completely blocked their path on the trail.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
Fish in more than 200 nearby lakes, go whitewater rafting at Hell’s Canyon (North America’s deepest gorge) or mountain bike on more than 60 trails.
—Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
Youth sports summer camps, mountain bike races and a variety of sports classes and clinics — ranging from skateboarding and scootering to tumbling and ninja parkour — are on the resort’s books for the spring and summer months.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 May 2026
The man and his toddler were out for a mountain bike ride Thursday afternoon in the area of Freel Peak, the highest mountain in the Lake Tahoe Basin, when snow completely blocked their path on the trail.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
Fish in more than 200 nearby lakes, go whitewater rafting at Hell’s Canyon (North America’s deepest gorge) or mountain bike on more than 60 trails.
—Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
Youth sports summer camps, mountain bike races and a variety of sports classes and clinics — ranging from skateboarding and scootering to tumbling and ninja parkour — are on the resort’s books for the spring and summer months.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
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“Mountain bike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mountain%20bike. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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