What age is a Big Wheel for?

Ages 3 to 8 years. Weight limit 70 lbs. 3 position seat grows with child.

Who makes Bigwheels?

Gamma2 is now the manufacturer of the Big Wheel®. Pedal Car Planet carries the Original Big Wheel®, Pink Princess Big Wheel®, and Big Wheel Trainer Trike ride-on toys.

Can you ride a big wheel on grass?

We think it’s a great way to start learning how to ride a bicycle, but a toddler could benefit from riding big wheels for a while before upgrading to this tricycle. This tricycle features large and rugged wheels that provide good traction on concrete, grass, dirt, and other surfaces.

What age should a child be able to pedal?

When your child can balance, glide and stop, they can transition to a conventional pedal bike. This usually happens between the ages of 3 and 6-years old.

Did Big Wheel have a brake?

Unlike the traditional metal tricycles that had been a sidewalk staple of the preschool set for decades, the low-slung, all-plastic Big Wheel not only looked the business with its chopper stance, its rear hand brake enabled the budding hooligan to lock up the right-rear plastic tire and send the trike into a spin.

Who made the original Big Wheel Bike?

Introduced by Louis Marx and Company in 1969 and manufactured in Girard, Pennsylvania, the big wheel was a very popular toy in the 1970s in the United States, partly because of its low cost and partly because consumer groups said it was a safer alternative to the traditional tricycle or bicycle.

What is a big wheel bike?

Big Wheel Bikes is the major bike rental store in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. We have bike rentals for every occasion and for every kind of rider, from the casual sightseer to the experienced triathlete.

What are big wheels?

Big wheel. Big wheel may refer to: Big wheel (tricycle), a low-riding tricycle, usually made of plastic, with an oversized front wheel. Michigan logging wheels, also called Big wheels, large wagon wheels used in logging A Ferris wheel, commonly called a “big wheel” in the United Kingdom Ding Dong snack cakes,…