mountain bike

noun

1. a bicycle designed for off-road use, typically having a smaller and sturdier frame and smaller and wider tires than a standard bicycle.

mountain bike

noun

1. a type of sturdy bicycle with at least 16 and up to 21 gears, straight handlebars, and heavy-duty tyres

Other Word Forms

• mountain biker noun
• mountain biking noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of mountain bike¹

1985–90

Example Sentences

Three friends have finished the missing link in a 17,000-mile mountain bike challenge they did in the 1980s.

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Dan said he now enjoyed caring for his three dogs, mountain bikes and travelling.

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The 17-year-old from Cross Ash, Monmouthshire, had been racing downhill mountain bikes since he was eight, wanting to "go fast all the time", when he crashed before a race and pulverized one of his kidneys.

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Arrested for burglarizing a Utah sporting goods store, he claimed a man had coerced him into stealing a mountain bike by threatening to expose his role in the California murder.

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"We were threatened with all kinds of abuse," said Mr Inch, who works as a mountain bike guide, water safety officer, and as a volunteer with the Aberglaslyn Mountain Rescue.

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