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 addition to skiing, there’s a mountain bike park, golf, and plenty of hiking right from town in the summer.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025
Rent a ride from a local shop in town like Multimarcas Motos, which offers road bikes, mountain bikes, and e-bikes for kids and adults alike.
—Maya Silver, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
The suspect fled with thousands of dollars worth of jewelry, a purse, Apple AirPods and multiple wallets before fleeing on a mountain bike.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
Many surfers are also into camping, hiking and riding mountain bikes, so the shop tries to introduce consumers to products not found in typical surf shops, such as folding pocket knives or spotting scopes for birding or books on everything from hiking to fly fishing.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025
Rent a ride from a local shop in town like Multimarcas Motos, which offers road bikes, mountain bikes, and e-bikes for kids and adults alike.
—Maya Silver, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
The suspect fled with thousands of dollars worth of jewelry, a purse, Apple AirPods and multiple wallets before fleeing on a mountain bike.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
Many surfers are also into camping, hiking and riding mountain bikes, so the shop tries to introduce consumers to products not found in typical surf shops, such as folding pocket knives or spotting scopes for birding or books on everything from hiking to fly fishing.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Mountain bike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mountain%20bike. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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