as in bikes
a two-wheeled vehicle that is propelled by the use of pedals and steered through the use of handlebars
a museum with an interesting collection of 19th-century velocipedes
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Noun
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Premium discretionary products like Peloton’s bikes and treadmills contend with other consumer priorities, and tighter budgets may further dampen hardware demand.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026 -
The hillside below is connected by a maze of concrete pathways where guests and staff alike whizz by on golf carts and e-bikes (the latter of which are especially fun and easy to use).—
Jemima Sissons,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Guests can use the estate’s bicycles and electric cars to explore.—
Lydia Bell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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There were commemorative plates of every kind, Zippo lighters, bicycles.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Velocipedes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/velocipedes. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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