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mountain bicycle

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Also known as: all-terrain bicycle, clunker

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development of bicycles

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    In bicycle: Basic types

    Mountain bikes have wide low-pressure tires with knobs for traction, flat handlebars, wide-range derailleur gearing with up to 27 speeds, and powerful brakes. Their flat handlebars allow an upright riding position. Many mountain bikes have front suspension similar to motorcycles. Full-suspension mountain bikes have unconventional…

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  • bicycling
    In bicycle: The modern bicycle

    …was caused by the so-called mountain bike. First called “clunkers” by their inventors, mountain bikes were developed in northern California during the 1970s. In the 1980s they replaced 10-speeds in the same way that safety bicycles had replaced ordinaries in the 1880s. The mountain bike became the standard bicycle in…

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