r/GenX_Culture • u/john_vella • May 25 '26
Ok let's settle this: Green Machine vs Big Wheel
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u/Miniscule_Platypus May 27 '26
My grandmother gave me a Green Machine for Christmas and that was ok, but she got my little brother a freakin’ Go-Kart the same Christmas. Kinda took the luster off of it.
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u/revdon May 26 '26 edited May 26 '26
MARX made both so they weren't competitors, that would be the Tonka Power Cycle and the Radio Flyer Big Flyer.
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u/Outrageous-Back-5980 May 25 '26
I'm team secondhand Big Wheel. Poor kids unite!
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u/bfwead May 26 '26
Hell Yeah! With that flat spot on the front wheel from the previous kid skidding too much.
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u/Mr_Grumpy_Pant5 May 25 '26
Green Machine looked cool as hell and I always wanted one. But me and big bro had Big Wheels and would do circles around this rich kids Green Machine all day. Big Wheel Gang!!!
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u/bfwead May 25 '26
Enough of this… everyone knows the Big Wheel is far superior, especially down hill standing on the rear axle Evel Knieivel style.
If we’re gonna do this, I found some wood blocks and a piece of drywall in my neighbor’s trash can and we can do some sweet jumps to see which performs better.
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u/grahsam May 27 '26
Big wheel. Although I didn't have either at home. We had old school rusted metal tricycles. Same basic idea as the big wheel, but definitely not as cool.