Show off your Huffy Thread - Screw the Haters
10-18-14, 04:35 PM
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I actually like my Huffy so much I plan on upgrading just the wheels on it. The low end Shimano components work well, the brakes are just enough, and I really like the one piece "Ashtabula Crank" since I just serviced it and it was the simplest and easiest job ever!
The wheels are cheap and bend easily though. Hopefully I can find something cheap that will be much stronger.
The wheels are cheap and bend easily though. Hopefully I can find something cheap that will be much stronger.
10-18-14, 04:46 PM
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I actually like my Huffy so much I plan on upgrading just the wheels on it. The low end Shimano components work well, the brakes are just enough, and I really like the one piece "Ashtabula Crank" since I just serviced it and it was the simplest and easiest job ever!
The wheels are cheap and bend easily though. Hopefully I can find something cheap that will be much stronger.
The wheels are cheap and bend easily though. Hopefully I can find something cheap that will be much stronger.
10-18-14, 05:04 PM
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It's true that those cranks are easy to service. I like that.
I've ridden some Huffys. Some ride just fine. If the brakes work well enough, that's all that matters. Some top nice tires might be a worthwhile upgrade.
I've ridden some Huffys. Some ride just fine. If the brakes work well enough, that's all that matters. Some top nice tires might be a worthwhile upgrade.
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10-19-14, 08:13 AM
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I actually like my Huffy so much I plan on upgrading just the wheels on it. The low end Shimano components work well, the brakes are just enough, and I really like the one piece "Ashtabula Crank" since I just serviced it and it was the simplest and easiest job ever!
The wheels are cheap and bend easily though. Hopefully I can find something cheap that will be much stronger.
The wheels are cheap and bend easily though. Hopefully I can find something cheap that will be much stronger.
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10-19-14, 08:56 AM
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These old Huffys have made me some money in the last year, buy the American made ones cheap, service them, then sell for a nice profit.
10-19-14, 12:02 PM
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There is actually a huge difference in quality when I compare my USA made Huffy from the 90's to my wife's China made Huffy that is less than a year old. Hers is already starting to rust and it's never been wet. The pedals on hers are cheap plastic and starting to split.
10-19-14, 01:25 PM
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We bought a couple of supermarket bikes for our place in France, rather than take over bikes. After a bit of adjustment (including greasing the bearings) they run pretty well. We've used them for 6 years (we took over other bikes for our long stay this year) and they've been great - a bit heavy, harder work, but a bike is a bike. (and we frequently overtake people on much better machinery 
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1985 Sandy Gilchrist-Colin Laing built 531c Audax/fast tourer.
1964 Flying Scot Continental (531)
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(YES I LIKE STEEL)
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10-19-14, 04:16 PM
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I have to say, I've never ridden a Huffy or similar department store bike that wasn't absolutely horrible, but at the same time, I have a LOT of great memories from riding those pieces of crap. My first mountain bike was one of these, and while I never was sure what the brand was, (it had various decals that could have been the make, model, or both) I had so much fun on that thing. Within a year I had bent the handlebars and fork to oblivion, and the brakes and gears never really worked at all, but hey, it made me appreciate my first good bike even more. I actually have a photo of a similar bike in all its neon colored glory, but my internet connection currently hates me and won't let me upload it.
10-19-14, 04:55 PM
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My riding partner in our first century was riding a Huffy. We stopped at all the water stops so he could smoke a cigarette. We still came in ahead of a lot of people.
He was a big strong rider and finally tore the welded bottom bracket out of his Huffy......bought a Schwinn Super Sport and stopped smoking.
He was a big strong rider and finally tore the welded bottom bracket out of his Huffy......bought a Schwinn Super Sport and stopped smoking.
10-19-14, 07:03 PM
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My first "10 speed" while not a Huffy, was a Murray that I bought with paper route money. I learned a good portion of what I know about wrenching working on that bike.
10-19-14, 07:35 PM
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Ah yes, here it is. This was on my local Craigslist for something like $35. I declined, regardless of nostalgia.
10-19-14, 07:59 PM
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Craigslist Chicago
1962 HUFFY CHROME FRAME 3 SPEED BIKE BICYCLE
This bike looks to be all original, other than the chain guard maybe, with an added speedometer and tire generated headlight/tail light. It's solid and perfectly ridable but it's stuck in one gear. The bike is all chrome except for the chain guard. The seat is in excellent condition with no scuffs or breaks of any kind. Handlebar grips and pedals are also in very good condition. It has some fine surface rust that came off easily in the areas I cleaned when I hit it with a little car polish. The rims look like they will clean up pretty easy too.
The first two serial numbers are 2H which I believe makes it a 62 Huffy. 175.00 obo. Please email with any questions.
1962 HUFFY CHROME FRAME 3 SPEED BIKE BICYCLE
This bike looks to be all original, other than the chain guard maybe, with an added speedometer and tire generated headlight/tail light. It's solid and perfectly ridable but it's stuck in one gear. The bike is all chrome except for the chain guard. The seat is in excellent condition with no scuffs or breaks of any kind. Handlebar grips and pedals are also in very good condition. It has some fine surface rust that came off easily in the areas I cleaned when I hit it with a little car polish. The rims look like they will clean up pretty easy too.
The first two serial numbers are 2H which I believe makes it a 62 Huffy. 175.00 obo. Please email with any questions.
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I second (third? fifteenth?) the 'great memories' sentiments here. I had a Huffy IronMan at some point in middle school which I used to complete a 100mi MS bike tour at the time. That was a great experience. The 'Titanium Boron Steel' frame sounded lighter than it was.
Not my pic, but here is the same model in all of its NDS glory:
Not my pic, but here is the same model in all of its NDS glory:
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10-19-14, 11:50 PM
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I had this Huffy Reno given to me. Needed a bit of de-rusting, lube and tuning up before I gave it to a friend of my teenaged daughter who needed a bike. It was pretty heavy, but like the OP said in his OP, the Shimano SIS stuff works like it's supposed to. The flimsy stamped-steel brakes were the second worst brakes I ever used, after Campagnolo Deltas
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10-20-14, 06:09 AM
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I hate to do this because of all the hate I get from other cyclists who want to bash by Huffy, but I LOVE my Huffy! Sure, it's a department store or big box bike, but it has got the job done for me and never let me down. Sure, it's a heavy bike, but it is strong and reliable for the most part. How many of you here love your Huffy but are too afraid to brag about it? Well, fear no more, for this is the official Huffy lovers thread.
My Huffy is a typical big box mountain bike. It's a Huffy Thunder Ridge. This bike was in my garage for ten years before I started riding it and it worked great even after all the idle time.................
This Huffy is actually equipped with Shimano SIS indexing and it works flawlessly.................
And the frame! Can anyone ever say they broke a Huffy frame? This one is super sized and heavy as hell............
Is it Titanium? Is it Boron? Is it Steel? Who the hell knows! It's supposed to be all three somehow...........
New tires, tubes and a little love and this bike has been serving me well. I do have a better bike that is my primary ride, but the Huffy is still ridden quite often and never let me down. Not only that, if there was a rack full of Huffys and there was a desperate bike thief around, I would think mine would be the top pick for a $20 sack.............
Don't be ashamed! Show off your Huffy!
My Huffy is a typical big box mountain bike. It's a Huffy Thunder Ridge. This bike was in my garage for ten years before I started riding it and it worked great even after all the idle time.................
This Huffy is actually equipped with Shimano SIS indexing and it works flawlessly.................
And the frame! Can anyone ever say they broke a Huffy frame? This one is super sized and heavy as hell............
Is it Titanium? Is it Boron? Is it Steel? Who the hell knows! It's supposed to be all three somehow...........
New tires, tubes and a little love and this bike has been serving me well. I do have a better bike that is my primary ride, but the Huffy is still ridden quite often and never let me down. Not only that, if there was a rack full of Huffys and there was a desperate bike thief around, I would think mine would be the top pick for a $20 sack.............
Don't be ashamed! Show off your Huffy!
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06-19-16, 05:50 PM
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I have not updated this in awhile, but my Huffy collection has grown. I have 7 bikes. All but one are Huffy. From right to left is my 1983 Pro Thunder BMX, my 1999 Huffy Santa Fe Klunker build, my 1988 Huffy Techtra Lite Road bike, my 1995 Huffy Thunder Ridge 700c/Drop bar conversion, my 2010 Huffy Cranbrook Cruiser, wifey's 2013 Huffy Rival, and my only non Huffy 1989 Reflex ALX Carbon MTB.............
My next step is to convert the Thunder Ridge back to a mountain bike using all the Shimano Deore XT components and Mavic rims from the Reflex. Call me crazy, but I did the first conversion on that bike by stripping down a Fuji road bike. The Fuji got rebuilt and got a good home and so will the Reflex. Here is another shot of my bikes...........
My next step is to convert the Thunder Ridge back to a mountain bike using all the Shimano Deore XT components and Mavic rims from the Reflex. Call me crazy, but I did the first conversion on that bike by stripping down a Fuji road bike. The Fuji got rebuilt and got a good home and so will the Reflex. Here is another shot of my bikes...........
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06-19-16, 07:19 PM
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As you may have guessed by my user name a mass market bike holds a special place in my childhood memories. It felt like it weighed more than I did the first couple years I rode it LOL. Not mine but one just like it......
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06-20-16, 06:36 AM
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Another Techtra, $5 garage sale find. It looks like it hasn't been ridden over 100 miles in its life. All it needed was tires, tubes, and lube.
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