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street bike en · NOUN

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1. A general-purpose bicycle designed to be ridden on the street (as opposed to a mountain bike, cargo bike, etc.)
   • I love riding my street bike, but if there's other riders/joggers around, it's hard to go full intensity. 2014, Dan Buck, Getting Fit at 50 ...And Beyond, page 57:
   • BMX street bike handlebars also come in different sizes. 2017, Patrick G. Cain, BMX Street:
   • Riding a BMX street bike is just like riding any other bike, but learning the next step—the tricks and jumps—is a lot harder. 2019, Louise Spilsbury, Street Sports, page 13:
2. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of streetbike.
   alt of streetbike
   • Basically a reworked street bike, the R80 is relatively lightweight— compared with similar displacement street machines. 1981 June, Ray Hill, “Motorcycling”, in Popular Science, volume 218, number 6, page 22:
   • Steet motorcyclists were looking for performance similar to that of sport bikes in their own bikes, without having to sacrifice the comfort of a street bike. 2007, Rachel Eagen, Street Bikes, page 11:
   • If you want to start out on a full fledged street bike, be wary of buying a motorcycle that is large and powerful. 2011, Alan R. Blair, Race to Win!: The Missing Pieces:

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