Classic & Vintage - 72 vintage

is a 1976 vintage huffy se a good bike? my friend is offering it to me for 20 bucks. I rode it, everything is working great. Has new tires, inner tubes. Wheels are prefectly trued. So is it a good roadbike?




PS. this is jsut riding around, no racing

edit: a 1976, excuse me

Pass.

Pass.
why?

oh fyi this is my first road bike, and i just need somthing to get the hang of the roadie's

for 20 bucks, why not?

for 20 bucks, why not?that';s what i thought, it's really inj good condition(IMO) and rides very smooth.

new tubes and tires would cost 20 bucks at least

new tubes and tires would cost 20 bucks at leastwell i guess he got a deal,lol

time to get in shape

why?You asked if a Huffy is a good bike. The answer is no. If you're asking if $20 is a cheap way to get into biking, the answer *might* be different.

I am the current owner of it. I put many miles on it, and it never failed. It may be a 26x1/38, but its a good bike. I have moved on to a 27inch and my old huffy isnt being ridden. It has a new-ish front brake too.

I'd buy just about any bike that was in good shape and only $20. :D

well thanks for the opinions guys, looks like im buying it, since it's my first road bike, and it seems to be well tooken care off.

Huffy did re-badge some very nice Carltons in the 70s. So let's not be too quick to pass judgment!

Huffy from the 70s is a much better bike than what they offer today. For $20? Do it!
My wife rode her first 100 mile event in '75 on a Huffy 10-speed with upright bars.
Since then she has cycled over 200,000 miles . . . but not on that Huffy.

Huffy did re-badge some very nice Carltons in the 70s. So let's not be too quick to pass judgment!A Carlton with a Huffy name on the downtube would still be a Carlton, although obviously worth a lot less than a bicycle with the Carlton name on the downtube. I'd go for that deal, if for nothing else, as a beater. But I'd still say a "genuine" Huffy is not a "good" bike.


EDIT: For $20, it's a good way to get into road biking and see if you like it, and it's almost unbeatable as cheap transportation.

A Carlton with a Huffy name on the downtube would still be a Carlton...


My point exactly!

well im going to pick it up today, i'll post pics. Thanks for the info guys