Huffy Independence?
01-25-10, 04:13 AM
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Huffy Independence?
Is this some kind of special model or something? I've never seen one before.
https://dayton.craigslist.org/bik/1568691093.html
https://dayton.craigslist.org/bik/1568691093.html
01-25-10, 04:16 AM
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Maybe, but it still looks like the typical Huffy to me. I have seen some of the special olympic models listed with funny olympic parts all over it. This model is neat in a way, 20 dollars would be ok for a funny conversation beater bike in my book.
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The seat is what really caught my attention. I did some searching and Huffy did make an Independence model in 1976 but the decals were American flags. What the hell, I'll see if I can get it.
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I'm betting it was made in 1976, plenty of companies made bicentennial themed bikes then.
Talk them into $15. It looks pretty sad.
Talk them into $15. It looks pretty sad.
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Sorry but I simply found the bike to be interesting. It had a cheesy 70's seat and it is from the era when I was a child. Of course it's not worth hundreds of dollars and it doesn't carry a name like Motobecane or Pashley. It was simply interesting.
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Sorry but I simply found the bike to be interesting. It had a cheesy 70's seat and it is from the era when I was a child. Of course it's not worth hundreds of dollars and it doesn't carry a name like Motobecan or Pashley. It was simply interesting.
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Anyway, you won't find much love for Huffy on the internet. I can't say I love the brand but I do think the bike you posted was cool for the reasons you did. Another really awesome dept. store bike was simple called "the dude" I think it may have been a free spirit. Now THAT bike was awesome.
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Ah, here is the Dude. It was made by Murray, check out the fake denim saddle:
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