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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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“Bikes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bikes. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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