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plural of bike
as in bicycles
a two-wheeled vehicle that is propelled by the use of pedals and steered through the use of handlebars likes to ride her mountain bike on weekends

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noun (2)

plural of bike, chiefly Scottish

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The star had a vast collection of cars and bikes that reflected his passion for motorsport and his incredible personal style. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2025 Sarkozy’s journey through Paris, which took him past the French National Assembly parliament building, was also captured live with more than a dozen cameramen on bikes tailing his car. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 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 Within half a mile, my longtime friend Danny Sadleir and I were pushing our bikes up the rocky switchbacks leading away from the trail’s northern terminus at the Utah border to make our way south up Buckskin Mountain toward the Kaibab Plateau. Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 20 Oct. 2025 Class 2 e-bikes are only allowed in state parks with a no-cost permit issued by Michigan's Department of Natural Resources for mobility issues. Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 20 Oct. 2025 Like other bikes in the range, it is constructed around a steel frame. New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025 Kids were often outside on bikes and scooters and roller skates, playing tag or touch football, turning cartwheels on the lawns, being noisy. Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025 Nearly a dozen kids come around the block, some running and others riding their bikes. Marisa Peñaloza, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025

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