Huffy Concours Professional
06-06-07 | 07:23 PM
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Huffy Concours Professional
I've had this bike for over 20 years. I thought about selling it at our garage sale but don't know what it's worth. I did a google search and found one for sale on the internet for 200 dollars and it's not nearly as nice of condition as mine. Is there something special about this bike?
06-06-07 | 07:46 PM
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From: Cleveland,Ohio
I have one that I bought last November that I am in the process of fixing up. I snagged a pair of alloy wheels from a junker Fuji, bought a set of alloy handle bars with brake levers/hoods and a set of Suntour barcons pre-attached. The fork was bent and it has been replaced with a nice used chro-moly unit from the bike coop.
It road pretty well with the steel wheels and I am looking forward giving it a spin with the upgrades. The plan is to make it my daily commuter/campus bike. As much as I like the bike, I don't thnk it would sell for $200.00 with the upgrades, let alone with the stock setup.
It road pretty well with the steel wheels and I am looking forward giving it a spin with the upgrades. The plan is to make it my daily commuter/campus bike. As much as I like the bike, I don't thnk it would sell for $200.00 with the upgrades, let alone with the stock setup.
06-06-07 | 08:47 PM
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Bikes: 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo; 1960 Capo Sieger (2); 1962 Carlton Franco Suisse; 1970 Peugeot UO-8; 1982 Bianchi Campione d'Italia; 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10;
It is certainly a cut above the Huffy boat anchors with which I am familiar!
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"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
06-06-07 | 09:11 PM
#6
Some of the Huffys, believe it or not, were made by Carlton, and are apparently very fine bikes, as I was informed the last time i snickered at the name "Huffy."
This could be one of them, I don't know...
This could be one of them, I don't know...
06-07-07 | 05:22 AM
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Definately not actually made by "Huffy". They never made quality bike themselves. They only made cheap department store boat anchors. I remember Bicycling! magazine had a little blurb about this model way back when, but look as I might, I never saw one in the "flesh". I imagine this "Huffy" was probably from Taiwan, since I am sure they would have been too cheap to pay the extra $20 to have the bike made in Japan.
This model probably is a reasoable bicycle. $200? I doubt it would sell for $200, but you never know, no doubt it is quite rare, especially in an adult size like this unit.
This model probably is a reasoable bicycle. $200? I doubt it would sell for $200, but you never know, no doubt it is quite rare, especially in an adult size like this unit.
