street bike

English

Noun

street bike (plural street bikes)

1. A general-purpose bicycle designed to be ridden on the street (as opposed to a mountain bike, cargo bike, etc.)
   • 2014, Dan Buck, Getting Fit at 50 ...And Beyond, page 57:

     I love riding my street bike, but if there's other riders/joggers around, it's hard to go full intensity.

   • 2017, Patrick G. Cain, BMX Street:

     BMX street bike handlebars also come in different sizes.

   • 2019, Louise Spilsbury, Street Sports, page 13:

     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.

2. Alternative form of streetbike
   • 1981 June, Ray Hill, “Motorcycling”, in Popular Science, volume 218, number 6, page 22:

     Basically a reworked street bike, the R80 is relatively lightweight— compared with similar displacement street machines.

   • 2007, Rachel Eagen, Street Bikes, page 11:

     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.

   • 2011, Alan R. Blair, Race to Win!: The Missing Pieces:

     If you want to start out on a full fledged street bike, be wary of buying a motorcycle that is large and powerful.