Comments on: 1975 Marx Big Wheel Catalog

By: chris

chris — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:37:53 +0000

Ok, the big question is; does anyone have or know of one for sale? I search ebay all the time and just never see them. Thanks. CRT

By: narvolicious

narvolicious — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:00:46 +0000

lol, Arkonbey, I flipped it upside down to 'make ice cream.' hahaa!

Btw, though the Big Wheels available nowadays claim to be "the original," that's totally untrue. I bought one for my kid (3 1/2 yrs. old) and the quality of construction sucked, plus it didn't have the cool "E-Brake" lever which let you spin out!

Back in the day, those things lasted forever; they would take a lickin' and keep on tickin'!

By: Retro Hound

Retro Hound — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:40:35 +0000

Yeah, I always wanted one too. Never got one. I remember that grasshopper thing too.

By: John III

John III — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:03:20 +0000

Always wanted one….sadly to no avail.

By: Arkonbey

Arkonbey — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:47:59 +0000

1) all nostalgia aside, this was a very nice piece of industrial design. Clean and functional (the seat adjustment was elegantly simple)

2) loved it as a kid, of course, but the NOISE of the front wheel on pavement must have been both an annoyance and a comfort to parents (comfort because you can tell where junior is)

3)did anyone else flip their Big Wheel upside-down and 'make ice cream', or was it just the kids in my neighborhood?