fat bike
English
a fat bike
Etymology
fat + bike, from the fat tires (tyres) equipped to these bicycles and their requisite need for wider frames to accommodate the width of the tires.
Alternative forms
Noun
- (winter sports) A bicycle specialized for riding on snow-covered trails, such as snowshoeing trails, cross-country skiing trails, winter hiking trails, and skiing pistes. The bikes have fat wide snow tires, similar to aviation tundra tires and trucking M/S tires, to increase traction on ice and snow.
Translations
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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fat bajk/
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riding on a fat bike
Alternative forms
- fatbike
- vélo fatbike
- vélo fat bike
Synonyms
- vélo sur neige
- vélo hivernal
- vélo à pneus surdimensionnés (VPS)
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