fat bike en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈfætbaɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈfætˌbaɪk/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From fat + bike, from the fat tires such bicycles are equipped with, and their correspondingly wider frames needed to accommodate the width of the tires.
Meanings
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(qualifier:winter sports) A bicycle equipped with larger than normal tyres and a wider frame to accommodate them, which provides better traction on off-road surfaces such as sand or snow.
Those favoured by teens are also known as fatbikes due to the thick tyres meant for tackling sand and off-road terrain, and are often illegally modified to allow them to travel at far greater speeds than the 25km/h limit for e-bikes. […] Food delivery riders on fatbikes are also a source of frustration for many Sydneysiders.
2026 March 6, Helen Livingstone, “Fatbikes are wreaking havoc in Sydney's wealthy beach suburbs”, in BBC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fat bikes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| fatbike | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (11)
pl rower z grubymi oponami (bicycle equipped with larger than normal tyres) · fr VPS (bicycle equipped with larger than normal tyres) · uk фетбайк (bicycle equipped with larger than normal tyres) · fr fat bike (bicycle equipped with larger than normal tyres) · fr vélo à pneus ultralarges (bicycle equipped with larger than normal tyres) · de Fatbike (bicycle equipped with larger than normal tyres) · fr vélo sur neige (bicycle equipped with larger than normal tyres) · ru фэтбайк (bicycle equipped with larger than normal tyres) · fr vélo à pneus surdimensionnés (bicycle equipped with larger than normal tyres) · fr vélo hivernal (bicycle equipped with larger than normal tyres) · ru фатба́йк (bicycle equipped with larger than normal tyres)