A $2,000 Huffy or Magna would be the ultimate stealth commuter

I've owned several high-end bicycles with high-end components, so I'm not going to pretend like the label or brand doesn't matter (although I get just as excited about some cool but inexpensive bikes as I do about expensive bikes). When you buy a high-end bicycles (or high-end anything) you want to feel like you are buying more than just a name: You are buying a "special" bike from a small company or individual frame builder who put extra care into your ride, rather than a bike that is mass-produced by child-labor on the other side of the world.

That said I've drooled over many bicycles with re-painted (no decal) lugged steel frames and components that, while not high-end Shimano or Campy, are still nice looking and functional components. There are plenty of really nice bikes like this out there that don't cost more than a few hundred dollars used...and they are great bikes! If I saw a steel frame with beautiful lugwork and nice functional no- name components that said "Huffy" I'd still think it's a nice bike. I'd also figure it wasn't really made in the Huffy factory.

Was it the 7-Eleven team that rode high-end racing machines with the Huffy label in the Tour de France?