Originally Posted by
1987cp
Shameless bump and threadjack:
Today I came across an ancient Huffy mountainbike in an antique store featuring a set of Power Ratchet thumbshifters similar to those discussed in this thread. Trying to decide whether it'd be worth buying the thing for the $40 asking price and being stuck with yet another uninteresting frame and wheels and such to get rid of. The only other parts that really interested me were the Bullmoose-esque chromo handlebar (though not as good as a real Nitto Bullmoose because it has three straight sections instead of a continuous curve), and possibly the brake levers.
If you're getting handlebars, brake levers and shifters all for $40, I'd go for it. Sure, a Huffy for $10 is better but $40 for those parts alone is a good deal. Just scrap the bike or sell it for $5 on CL. Good luck