Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • See ridable.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective of a bicycle Fit to be ridden.
  • adjective of a path, road Fit to be traveled on bicycle, horseback, or the like.

Etymologies

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From ride +‎ -able.

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Examples

  • The time and embodied energy – and cost – to make a bike like that rideable is totally impractical.

    RECYCLED BICYCLE FURNITURE by Frida Ottemo Kallstrom | Inhabitat 2006

  • It introduces new gameplay opportunities, such as rideable creatures, that manage to keep the game mildly entertaining for the first seven hours or so, but this level of engagement soon dissipates into lazy spawn fests that throw wave after wave of enemies at Dante with little thought for clever design or gameplay variation.

    TotalVideoGames.com 2010

  • It introduces new gameplay opportunities, such as rideable creatures, that manage to keep the game mildly entertaining for the first seven hours or so, but this level of engagement soon dissipates into lazy spawn fests that throw wave after wave of enemies at Dante with little thought for clever design or gameplay variation.

    TotalVideoGames.com 2010

  • Fresh from a training block in Mallorca, the world champion grabbed the lead on the first lap of the fast, rolling course, which was mostly rideable barring a long, muddy series of U-turns and a short, sharp run-up.

    Niels Albert wins finale in Hoogerheide, clinches World Cup title 2011

  • He hauled the parts to his nearby studio and began crudely welding them together, along with old plumbing pipes and other scrap metal, into long, stylized bikes—all rideable.

    Where Sculpture Meets 'Easy Rider' 2011

  • The Sunweb riders had the front with Stybar going into a tough two-step climb whose first half was rideable while the second was not — until Nys managed the feat with two laps to go — and then Vantornout was off on his own and building an advantage.

    Sven Nys collects 10th Superprestige title as Klaas Vantornout wins finale 2011

  • When Jones dabbed on a tough, barely rideable ramp, Powers slipped past and accelerated.

    Todd Wells wins 2010 U.S. cyclocross title in Bend 2010

  • Powers came off worst — he pinched a brake pad under his rim wall and lost precious moments making his bike rideable again.

    Todd Wells wins 2010 U.S. cyclocross title in Bend 2010

  • There was a little something for everyone along the 2.7km circuit in Essen: grass, sand, mud, a triplet of 180-degree ups and downs, two staircases — one long, one short — plenty of little hills that were barely rideable and the usual flyover.

    Sven Nys wins 2010 GP Rouwmoer 2010

  • Another canal in the city has a rideable wave as well, and is home to an annual competition that draws surfers from across the country, if not the world.

    Munich’s Malibu 2008

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  • rideable, n. Usually plural

    The Verge, November 2014:

    I first heard the term a few weeks ago during an email exchange with Ben Forman, one of the creators of the ZBoard — and it's perfect. A rideable is something you ride on. It has an electric motor that's powerful enough to use as a commuting device, and it’s small enough to take into the subway or office with you.

    April 18, 2015

  • rideable, n. Smart-tech on bicycles, usually plural

    9TO5Google, July 2014:

    After wearables, Samsung explores rideables in technology tests on Trek bicycles

    April 18, 2015