How to Use mountain bike in a Sentence

mountain bike

noun
  • Not sure if a mountain bike or a road bike is right for you?
    John Thompson, Men's Health, 8 Feb. 2023
  • The bike had been chained to a second mountain bike on the patio.
    Brian Lisik, cleveland, 19 Oct. 2020
  • But the Topstone is not just a mountain bike with drop bars.
    Graham Averill, Outside Online, 22 Aug. 2022
  • The thief or thieves broke in, and made off with one item of value: my mountain bike.
    Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2021
  • Fossil Flats Trail was turned in to a mountain bike trail of sorts.
    Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 22 Mar. 2022
  • Will Ross set the record in the Soggy Bottom 100 mountain bike race.
    Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Mike raced mountain bikes, and Wendy loved going to the gym and CrossFit.
    Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 12 Feb. 2024
  • The electric mountain bike is built to take on the trail and harsher terrain away from the road.
    Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 12 Nov. 2022
  • Peter Van Sant [at ravine]: Where was the mountain bike found?
    Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 1 July 2023
  • At first glance, these mountain bike shorts might look like board shorts.
    Diana Kelly Levey, Health, 17 Apr. 2023
  • The Turbo Creo 2 Comp comes with 47 mm tires that would look at home on a mountain bike.
    Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 18 Dec. 2023
  • He was last seen riding a grey and black mountain bike.
    Helen Murphy, PEOPLE.com, 28 Sep. 2019
  • The Acme is fast like a road bike, sturdy like a mountain bike, and smooth like a Cadillac.
    Popular Mechanics Test Team, Popular Mechanics, 17 July 2020
  • He was last seen heading south on 31st Street on a black mountain bike.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2021
  • At Bangtail Bike and Ski, a mountain bike and Nordic skiing store, sales are through the roof.
    Jim Robbins, New York Times, 23 Nov. 2020
  • But there’s not enough height to sling a mountain bike into the bed and carry it over the tailgate.
    Graham Averill, Outside Online, 9 July 2024
  • Adkins said her group is not trying to stop the mountain bike trail.
    Jennifer Bjorhus, Star Tribune, 5 Aug. 2020
  • Snowshoe and cross-country ski in the fall and winter, mountain bike and hike in the spring and summer.
    Amelia Arvesen, Outside Online, 26 Oct. 2022
  • To read about the compact van mountain bike-centric van above, head over here.
    Megan Barber, Curbed, 24 Sep. 2018
  • The area plans to offer mountain bike trails next summer.
    Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Oct. 2019
  • One if by land, two if by train, mountain bike, or canoe.
    Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Rent a mountain bike: At the time of this writing, bike shops have a depleted stock of demos and rental bikes.
    John Pana, cleveland, 19 Apr. 2021
  • There were more hikers, more campers -- anyone try to buy a mountain bike in 2020?
    Eddie Pells, Star Tribune, 8 Mar. 2021
  • Spend a summer day on the saddle of a mountain bike or a horse before jumping in the lake to cool off.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2023
  • Many people will ride their mountain bikes along the first part of the trail and hike the remaining portion.
    Tegan Hanlon, Anchorage Daily News, 15 June 2018
  • Back in the woods, 1.7 miles of a mountain bike trail, known as singletrack, awaits cyclists of all ages.
    Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 2 Oct. 2020
  • There’s a bit of a contradiction in the idea of a hot-weather mountain bike shoe.
    Joe Lindsey, Outside Online, 1 June 2021
  • Christopher Blevins, the lone starter in men's mountain bike, finished 14th.
    Dave Skretta, Star Tribune, 28 July 2021
  • But the tires were well-labeled with Kenda, a brand that shows up on a number of other mountain bikes.
    John Timmer, Ars Technica, 27 July 2024
  • The first itineraries are six-day multi-sport trips in Canyonlands, Arches, and Moab via road bike or mountain bike.
    Everett Potter, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024

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