Cleaning, reassembly, 2nd & 3rd Rides, & weight loss formula

Lo and behold, last Saturday I saw a custom-painted Schwinn Approved something-or-other (made in Japan, might have originally been a red color) at the dump. It was parked alongside, for your viewing pleasure, another, what might be considered REAL, Huffy. So many clunkers, so little time!


I did not adopt either, but I did give the Schwinn a reprieve from the scrap metal pile, during which I harvested the headset cups, tires (27 inch and not bad), a kickstand (to hold bike upright for photos), and stops for the shift cables. It also had an allow front wheel which I will use. The cable stops I mentioned last post.



I used the headset cups to replace the rusted and peeled bottom cup from the Red-Winged Black Huffy (aka Le Huffy).



Since reassembly I have ridden twice more, 8 km and 12 km. The Huffy now stands at a total of 32 km. The 2nd ride was on hilly streets, and the wobbling of the untrue front wheel started to bug me on descents, so I trued it before the third ride. It is now steady. The bike has a really nice feel, and I wonder if the heavy steel wheels contribute to that. I’ll soon find out, when I upgrade to alloy rims.

The Red-Winged Black Huffy, after the handlebar swap, shorter cable housings, and lighter shifter, has shed 1kg (now weighs 13.8 kg). Today, my body weight is down 1.8 kg. When I drop another 1.2 kg I’ll have the green light to further lighten the Huffy.