Originally Posted by ckleps
Back when I had a x-mart bike, it was a huffy, I was 13 and didn't know any better. Didn't matter if the gears wouldn't shift, my crazy teen legs just pumped harder up hill. Who cares if the brakes didn't worked, I used the soles of my shoes if I wanted to stop. I had no clue things other then platform pedals existed, my shins are still riddled with dents from slipping off those pedals...
ditto.
it (and Greg LeMond) was enough to get me involved with a cycling group at my school. then, when i knew better, i bought a new bike.
sold the Huffy for like $40, never looked back.