street bike

noun

A general-purpose bicycle designed to be ridden on the street (as opposed to a mountain bike, cargo bike, etc.)

Meanings

nounstreet bike (plural street bikes)

plural street bikes

  1. A general-purpose bicycle designed to be ridden on the street (as opposed to a mountain bike, cargo bike, etc.)

    BMX street bike handlebars also come in different sizes.

    2017, Patrick G. Cain, BMX Street
    2 more examples

    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

    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. alternativeAlternative form of streetbike.

    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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    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
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