Florida bike

Florida bike
 n.β€” Β«Cruisers evolved from balloon tire bikes in the 1940s, so named because of their fat tires. They later came to be called boardwalk bikes, Florida bikes or California bikes.Β» β€”β€œFlashy cruiser bikes have admirers wherever they go” in Vancouver, Can. myTELUS Aug. 28, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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