1950 Huffman step-through
01-29-23, 09:14 PM
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1950 Huffman step-through
I'm working on an off-white ladies' 1950 Huffman cruiser for the co-op. My thought was that we could use it as a display (the name of the co-op is the Rusty Spoke so it fits) and eventually sell it for fifty bucks as a bar bike. It was in pretty rough shape but it's now rideable (aren't Ashtabula cranks amazing?).
When I first saw it I thought the bike had been re-painted with house paint and had few original parts, but now I think the paint is probably original and the front wheel probably is too. But the front wheel is totally frozen.
It looks like these are only worth a couple hundred bucks in good original condition. This bike is not in good original condition and never will be. Does anybody think the $50 bar bike idea is wrong? Is it remotely worth keeping the frozen front wheel around in case somebody wants to restore it?
When I first saw it I thought the bike had been re-painted with house paint and had few original parts, but now I think the paint is probably original and the front wheel probably is too. But the front wheel is totally frozen.
It looks like these are only worth a couple hundred bucks in good original condition. This bike is not in good original condition and never will be. Does anybody think the $50 bar bike idea is wrong? Is it remotely worth keeping the frozen front wheel around in case somebody wants to restore it?
01-31-23, 09:25 PM
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Here's the Huffman if anybody's interested, basically ready to go.
I will take the general lack of response as an indication that nobody thinks I need to save the frozen front wheel.
I will take the general lack of response as an indication that nobody thinks I need to save the frozen front wheel.
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Bent fork. Buyers want the boys bikes, not the girls bikes. These can be useful to supply parts for a boys bike restoration.
