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f you have never walked into th e La Mirada
Branch of the Woolco Depart ment store and
asked to road test a Big Wheel tricycle, you
just haven't lived. When I did just that on the
adjusted date of Washington's birthday, the looks
startled accommodations desk personnel gave me must
have far exceeded the stunned look of George's dad
when he discovered that a vicious despoiler of nature
had axed his prize cherry tree. In fact, it seemed that
their stares were focused on the pupils of my eyes,
trying to determine what manner of cherry pie I had
been celebrating with. Th is t est. proves that with Motomonthly. anything is possible . While the store peons
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thought I was nuts , the managerial heirarchy was most
receptive to the idea of loaning out a Big Wheel for this
.test . This illustrates that unless you think Bizarre, you
will never be anyth ing more than a peon .
The test itse lf worried me. The last experience I had
with one of these " real rally type sports cycle"
contraptions featuring "horizontal leg drive for
power -speed," "rear wheel racing slicks for dr ifting
action turns," and " mag type front wheel with real pedal
power" was when a three year old came down a steep
dr iveway hidden by parked cars and broadsided my
trusty Honda . When I picked up the bike I thought I had
killed the little squ id, and doubted the sanity of anyone
.J had killed the little squid.
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trusting small boys with Big Wheels. We both lived. he to
question the circumstances of my birth, and I to
conduct this Marx Big Wheel test.
The Big Wheel comes in a box festooned with
pictures of dar ing darlings ripping around Playground,
U.S.A. One side has a list of "GREAT features" built
into "the or iginal" Big Wheel trike. In addition to those
mentioned earlier in th is test, the machine has as
features "quick move seat adjustment," "low slung
suspension for no t ip stability," "engine sound," and
"longhorn hand Ie bars for easy, positive-type turns."
These_components result in a perfect mount when the
Big Wheel is used as a sidewalk cruiser. However, the off
road influence is among our youth, and thousands of
thrill seekers are taking to the hills for fun and acti on on
Big Wheels. Some of these seem old enough for real live
dirt mortysicles. But after watching Marx riders do ing
