fat bike

English

WOTD – 1 April 2021

Etymology

Fat bikes designed for use on sand (top) and snow (above).

From fat +‎ bike, from the fat tires such bicycles are equipped with, and their correspondingly wider frames needed to accommodate the width of the tires.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfætbaɪk/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfætˌbaɪk/
  • Hyphenation: fat‧bike

Noun

fat bike (plural fat bikes)

  1. (cycling, winter sports) A bicycle equipped with larger than normal tyres and a wider frame to accommodate them, which provides better traction on off-road surfaces such as sand or snow.

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French

Etymology

Anglicism (English fat bike).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fat bajk/

Noun

fat bike m (plural fat bikes)

  1. (cycling, winter sports) fat bike
    Synonyms: vélo à pneus surdimensionnés (VPS), vélo hivernal, (the latter two for snow use) vélo sur neige

Alternative forms

  • fatbike
  • vélo fatbike, vélo fat bike