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vintagebicycle
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Vintage Bike (Huffy Santa Fe) - $180
https://southjersey.craigslist.org/b...261578077.html
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Vintage 26 inch 19 speed Huffy Santa Fe with all original tires, seat and handle bar grips,
unsure of age but presumed to be in the 1970’s.
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First of all - I love this bike for everything it represents.
- 19 speeds - truth in advertising, because this seller is likely taking into account the fact it does not actually cross chain to make use of all of the gear ratios.
- 26" wheels? Were those a thing on road bikes in the 70's? Honest question, because that would be a rare bird, no?
- The paint job alone is worth the price. If I were to encapsulate the 1970's into a single color scheme, this would be it. This bike is the bike equivalent of how the Bad New Bears was the perfect encapsulation of what the 70's was like for suburban America.
- Is that an oversized head tube on a 1970's bike?
- The saddle? Are those rivets or snap on buttons for the saddle cover over a molded shell?