Meaning: He moved the bicycle quickly using the pedals.
Choice of Words: "Rode" means to sit on and control a bicycle or motorcycle. "Bike" is a two-wheeled vehicle powered by pedals. "Quickly" means at a high speed or rate.
Alternative Expressions
The boy pedaled the bicycle with great speed.
Meaning: This means that the boy was traveling on the bicycle at a very fast pace. It's like saying, The boy was going extremely fast on the bicycle.
Choice of Words:Pedaled means to push the pedals of a bicycle to make it move. With great speed means at a very fast pace. When you put them together, "The boy pedaled the bicycle with great speed" means that the boy was pushing the pedals of the bicycle very fast.
He zipped along on his bicycle.
Meaning: This means that he was traveling on the bicycle at a very fast pace. It's like saying, He was going very, very fast on the bicycle.
Choice of Words:Zipped is a verb that means to move very quickly. Along means in a forward direction. On his bicycle means that he was riding a bicycle. When you put them together, "He zipped along on his bicycle" means that he was traveling very quickly on his bicycle.