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TVC

Guest
Because they think they should be pushed off the road.
 

Levo-Lon

Guru
I always called a push bike a push bike and i have 5 push bikes a van and a car..
they were called push bikes when i was a kid..think i just call them bikes now tho..or the mtb,the roadie etc
 
Before they had pedals (maybe). You just pushed off from the ground.

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Brandane

Legendary Member
Presumably some sort of differentiation is needed between a MOTORbike, and the pedal type mostly used by members of this site. In motorbike circles, a "bike" can only mean one with an engine.
As one of the many members on here who rides BOTH, things can get a bit confusing; so yes - if in mixed company I will sometimes refer to a pedal bike as a push-bike, just to avoid confusion.
 
Presumably some sort of differentiation is needed between a MOTORbike, and the pedal type mostly used by members of this site. In motorbike circles, a "bike" can only mean one with an engine.
As one of the many members on here who rides BOTH, things can get a bit confusing; so yes - if in mixed company I will sometimes refer to a pedal bike as a push-bike, just to avoid confusion.

The push bike came first. Therefore it should have bragging rights about being referred to as 'a bike', IMO.
 

vernon

Harder than Ronnie Pickering
Location
Meanwood, Leeds
The motoring fraternity refer to a bicycle as a 'Push Bike' ?

It's not confined to the motoring fraternity, what an absurd assertion. It's a term that's been used by all and sundry since at least 1902.

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Its use in literature stored in Google books is mapped below

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As for the origins of the term/word, I don't have a clue. There doesn't appear to be a definitive answer available on the Internet though I suspect some enlightenment might be found within the subscription only Oxford English dictionary.
 
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