mountain bike
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2.7
- noun
- /ˈmaʊntən baɪk/
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bicicleta de montaña
- I enjoy riding my mountain bike on the rough trails near my house.
- ride mountain bikes
- mountain bike race
- mountain bike trails
And you know what, as as frugal as I am, I bought a bike an, an upgraded mountain bike, full suspension.
- And you know what, as as frugal as I am, I bought a bike an, an upgraded mountain bike, full suspension.
- So a lot of people cure flow and are like, oh, it's going to like, I want a flowy mountain bike ride, right?
Examples
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"It's a bicycle; a twenty-one-speed Nishiki Pinnacle mountain bike, if you really want to know."
Fiction book (1991) -
I bought you a $2,000 mountain bike, and you don't have the decency to try it out.
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Most of the time I just ride my mountain bike and hang out with our daughter.
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We have mountain bikes for rent.
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And as she drove away, he stood holding his mountain bike and watched her.
Fiction book (1991) -
A country road, not paved, but firm; easy-going for a mountain bike.
Fiction book (1991) -
Now, sober, I ride my mountain bike up to the mountains that lie beyond San Bernardino.
Fiction book (1995) -
But a similar trail begun while astride a mountain bike might be a different story.
Blog text (7) -
In Lago Agrio, he gets around on a mountain bike, on which he lavishes great care.
Blog text (18) -
The air had felt cool as she and Sarita pedaled their mountain bikes on the deserted country lane.
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
A bicycle with a strong frame and wide tires for riding on rough ground
How Off-Road
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a bicycle designed for riding over rough terrain such as hills and mountains' is directly and compositionally derived from 'mountain' + 'bike'. This straightforward noun‑noun compound follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituent words will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The name mountain bike comes from a simple picture: a bike for mountains and rough hills. It had a strong frame and wide tires to ride on 'off-road' ground, so today mountain bike means a bicycle made for rough paths and trails.