The 4.5 inch wide balloon tires, a modified gear shift and mounted skids under the front wheels allowed Maria to pass through snowdrifts and climb steep inclines with ease.
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When not playing futuristic videogames, the sub-boomers can wile away their idle weekends jouncing down hills on a MountainBoard, an all-terrain oversize skateboard equipped with a suspension and balloon tires.
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The museum houses elegant antique bicycles from the 19th century, balloon tire classics of the 1940s and 1950s and even the banana seat high-rise handle bar bikes of the 1960s.
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When the engine stopped, the craft _ which has four big balloon tires that allow it to move across both land and sea _ began to fill with water and sink.
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While black motorists swerved out of the way, she navigated the neighborhood on a blue and white bicycle with fat balloon tires and a battery-powered horn that blew loud like a barge's.
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1955 Schwinn Cruiser Deluxe Bicycle : Baby boomers can relive their childhood with a replica of the original red-and-black cantilever frame bike with 26-inch whitewall balloon tires and a wide spring seat.
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Apart from the higher demand for smaller cars, Tarantous mentions the " pyroxylin finish ", the eight cylinder engine, the four wheel brakes and balloon tires as the biggest trends for 1925.
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The lines of the bike frames became more exaggerated, chrome plating was applied liberally, and paint jobs became much more elaborate with flames, metal flakes, and wild colors . " balloon tires with flame-patterned tread.
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The original swamp buggy, known as'Tumble Bug', was a tall, ungainly and strange-looking vehicle, riding on huge balloon tires, which could be used for everything from hunting expeditions deep into the Everglades to Sunday afternoon outings.
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A " surf chair " made of lightweight pipe and soft balloon tires and topped by an umbrella is light enough to push easily along a 5-foot-wide rubber mat from the parking area to the water.
