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Dictionary definition of “bent”

bent

n. a recumbent bicycle. Subjects: English, Sports & Recreation

Etymological Note: Clipping of recumbent.

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Citations: 1991 Jim Grippin Usenet: rec.bicycles (Aug. 9) “Recumbent riding observations”: On a bent you can just cruise along, if at a high rate of speed, and wave back at the cars. 1996 Stephanie Dunnewind Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.) (Oct. 15) “Sit Back & Enjoy The Ride”: Riding a “bent,” as they are known, is like pedaling while sitting in your office chair. 1998 Ben Hewitt Bicycling Magazine’s Complete Book of Road Cycling Skills (Jan. 15) p. 2002: The Union Cycliste Internationale, the governing body of international racing, banned recumbents after a ’bent rider began winning professional road races and shattering records in the early 1930s. 2005 Sharon Tummins Daily News (Galveston County, Texas) (July 17) “The view from a different angle”: Last year I converted from a road bike (fondly called a “wedgie”) to a recumbent (proudly called a “bent”).

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