Two things stand out to me:
Originally Posted by
darnet
The Huffy...has a really nice feel
You know, as long as the bike is 'relatively' aligned and doesn't pull to one side or the other, they aren't as bad as people think. Yes, change the seat and the brakes. And wheels. And cranks. And headset. And...and...and...(and I guess this is really a Raleigh)...
Which leads me to -
Originally Posted by
darnet
When I drop another 1.2 kg I’ll have the green light to further lighten the Huffy.
You have to be careful here, because I found it quite addicting to keep asking myself, 'Hmm...so I wonder how much better the bike will ride when I drop
this amount of weight?'...because it does keep getting better, and the cycle seems to go on forever.
The antidote to this is to remember a quote from that other valuation that, which seems to really ring true in my case, something to the tune of...'One man's junk...is still just junk'
