Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gravel bike

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English

Syllables: grav-el bike
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"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."
"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."

Inflected Forms

gravel bikes (plural)

Questions

What does gravel bike mean?: A type of road bike similar to those used in cyclocross but geared toward gravel roads.

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