mountain biking
noun
: the sport or activity of riding a mountain bike (a type of bicycle that has a strong frame, thick tires, and straight handlebars and that is used for riding over rough ground)
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There, families can visit the towns of Victor and Driggs to go skiing, hiking, and mountain biking.
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Jamie Davis Smith, AFAR Media, 19 Feb. 2025
An itinerary to Ocala can be a mix of forest hiking, mountain biking, freshwater spring swimming, and horseback riding.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2025
After all, the impossibly blue body of water, the largest alpine lake in North America, is ideal for every warm-weather activity from boating, swimming, and kayaking to hiking, mountain biking, and simply relaxing on the pristine shore of the lake or bobbing about in the ultra-pure waters.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2025
Horseback riding is a focus here, but other activities include fly-fishing, hiking, and mountain biking during the warmer months of the year and snowshoeing, snow tubing, ice-skating, and cross-country skiing during the winter.
—Beth Luberecki, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
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Jamie Davis Smith, AFAR Media, 19 Feb. 2025
An itinerary to Ocala can be a mix of forest hiking, mountain biking, freshwater spring swimming, and horseback riding.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2025
After all, the impossibly blue body of water, the largest alpine lake in North America, is ideal for every warm-weather activity from boating, swimming, and kayaking to hiking, mountain biking, and simply relaxing on the pristine shore of the lake or bobbing about in the ultra-pure waters.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2025
Horseback riding is a focus here, but other activities include fly-fishing, hiking, and mountain biking during the warmer months of the year and snowshoeing, snow tubing, ice-skating, and cross-country skiing during the winter.
—Beth Luberecki, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Mountain biking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mountain%20biking. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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