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

Examples of mountain bike in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Columbus Liner also comes ready to play, its aforementioned garage sized to easily carry two ebikes or mountain bikes. — New Atlas, 15 July 2026

Ford has since stepped away from spending as much time flying planes and is instead taking in beautiful vistas from the seat of his mountain bike. — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026

Courtney’s 2025 marathon championship win was her second world title on a mountain bike, alongside two national championship triumphs and a cross country world cup in 2019. — Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 13 July 2026

In the winter, of course, that means skiing and snowboarding (and Snoqualmie has nearly 2,000 skiable acres); in the summer, the recreation area turns into a mountain bike park and offers disc golf and gravel biking. — Sara Harowitz, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mountain bike

• businesslike
• ladylike
• motorbike
• workmanlike
• alike
• belike
• birdlike
• catlike
• childlike
• christlike
• deathlike
• dislike

Kids Definition

mountain bike

noun

: a bicycle with wide knobby tires and many gears for use on all kinds of terrain

mountain bike verb