on one’s bicycle

on one’s bicycle
 adj.— «Capitalizing on the expansive 18-foot ring, Sullivan got on her bicycle for the entire fight to avoid the power and hand speed of Zamarron, who trains in the same Austin gym.» —“Nunn takes his time, defeats Armenta” by W.H. Stickney Jr. Houston Chronicle June 24, 1996. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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