gravel bike

noun

A type of road bike similar to those used in cyclocross but geared toward gravel roads.

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Meanings

noungravel bike (plural gravel bikes)

plural gravel bikes

  1. A type of road bike similar to those used in cyclocross but geared toward gravel roads.

    It's called a gravel bike, and seems to combine the advantages of both road and mountain bikes – with a similar ability to lap up the miles on tarmac as a road bike, while still being very capable off-road.

    2017, Chiz Dakin, Cycling in the Peak District […] , Cicerone Press Limited, →ISBN
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    This is a very new category, and honestly, if you walk into a bike shop and ask for a gravel bike, you risk bewildered stares or maybe even laughter, because not everyone agrees that a gravel-specific bike is necessary.

    2015, Selene Yeager, The Bicycling Big Book of Cycling for Women […] , Rodale Books, →ISBN

Translations

Dutch gravelfiets, gravelbike
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APA

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MLA

“gravel bike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gravel%20bike. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gravel bike,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gravel%20bike.

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