However, it was not until the late 1970s and early 1980s that road bicycle companies started to manufacture mountain bicycles using high-tech lightweight materials.
The name mountain bike first appeared in print in 1966 as "mountain bicycle".
Until the late 1990s, mountain bicycles often had road bicycle style frames and geometry.
The mountain bicycle is used for riding on rough roads.
There are mountain bicycles in the garage.
Generally sturdier than the skinny-tire road bike, the mountain bicycle can be ridden over rougher terrain.
A Police bicycle is a land vehicle used by police departments, most commonly in the form of a mountain bicycle.
Full-suspension mountain bicycles feature both front fork and rear suspension integrated into the bike's frame.
Charles Richard "Charlie" Kelly (born 1945) was an early pioneer in the development of modern mountain bicycles.
He named it a "mountain bicycle" for its intended place of use.