New bike...trash find

[sandra]

I couldn't resist. It was dusty and dirty, but when cleaned up it was just like NEW. I know it's not a good bike, but hey, I couldn't resist.

This doesn't take the place of a new road bike surely.:D

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb12/Sandradav/DSCF0394.jpg

[madscot13]

how is that not a nice bike? i wish I had one so that I could fix it up

[KnottedYet]

that is FABULOUS!!!!!

I want to go through the garbage in your neighborhood, too!

(has Huffy gotten sexier, or is it just me?)

[sgtiger]

Bike Rescue!:cool: Every bike deserves some lovin'. Now you have a beater bike or you can give/sell it to someone else who needs one and help draw her into the world of cycling.

ETA: It's really sad that it was just thrown away because it looks like it's in great shape other than having to be cleaned-up. It could of been donated to a charity thift store or one of those charities that sends bikes oversees.

[sandra]

Well, it is a nice bike, I guess not a quality bike. Huffy is pretty sexy now. I agree. I love the handlebars. I wish I had taken a picture before I cleaned it up. It was so covered with dust, you wouldn't have guessed what was underneath. One of the tires was out of the rim, but easy to fix.

I've already been thinking what special person I might want to pass this on to. It was free to me, so I wouldn't sell it.

[sandra]

madscot13, how would you fix it up?

[Mr. Bloom]

That's one stylin' bike!

[Grog]

Wow, bike shopping is overrated. Let's just all visit the backalleys around Sandra's town!

[Tri Girl]

That's actually a very gorgeous bike. I had to look closely before realizing it was a Huffy. You KNOW some kid would just LOVE to have that bike to cruise around on. Know any kids/preteens who could put it to use?

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

What's to fix up? Looks brand spankin' new to me. Why change anything? :)

[sandra]

That's exactly what I thought! That's why I wondered what madscot13 would do to fix it up! A good washing fixed it right up.

[sandra]

And I don't know of a kid right off. I'm thinking hard. I don't want it to be cast aside again.

[KathiCville]

Great find, Sandra! The lines and proportions are gorgeous!

[mimitabby]

wow, what a great find! if you don't know a kid, call the local boy's club (isn't that the name?) I'll bet there's lots of kids that would like that bike. (and if not kids, grown up kids!!!)

[chicago]

holy crap, that's awesome!!! that's an antique, I love it... good find!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D

[sandra]

It's not antique. If you google Huffy Men's Cruiser, it's a current model, almost $100 at Amazon.com and $80 at WalMart.

The lady that was getting rid of it said you would need level terrain or have strong legs. :rolleyes: We don't have hills. It's pretty flat here.

I rode it today and it rides smooth and gives a good workout! Riding THAT really feels like a kid again.

[KnottedYet]

check the bars, make sure they are in place: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/recalls04/huffy_handlebar.html

and check the serial number in case it's one of the recalled bikes. Sounds like an easy fix if it is.

[sandra]

wow. Thanks. Even if I give it away, I want the bars to be safe. I'll check on them.

[Trek420]

Also found abandoned on the condo grounds, and just to make sure I left it out there a week and nobody picked it up.

I found a Raleigh Sprite 27. It's in bad shape, waaay too big for me or even Knott, there is rust, paint job's bad .... it needs an extreme makeover.

But for someone with time on their hands, spare parts and skills it could be a great bike or a money pit :p :rolleyes: you be the judge.

If nobody here wants it I'll find a way to donate it; Bike kitchen or Trips for Kids Thrift store etc. Or Craigslist it.

[KnottedYet]

Looks like horizontal drop-outs. Any tall folks around who want to put together a fixie?

[Geonz]

We've got a bike co-op and they take in homeless bicycles and make them ridable :) www.thebikeproject.org End of any given semester there will be a handful of them stuck out on the road with "FREE" on them, which is a lot nicer than just leaving them on the bike racks at the U!

Sweeet lookin' Huffy! Gotta make sure the pieces parts work, though.

[tulip]

Sandra, why give that bike away when you could ride it and love it yourself? Use it as your lovely-day-ride-around-the-block bike. We all need one of those.

In DC, Trips for Kids is a great organization.

[sandra]

I am tempted to keep it. :)