theblackbullet

what can you guys tell me about this bike?

I've surely never seen a huffy like it before. From what I've read it's probably something american made in the mid to late '80's rebranded as a huffy.

What is a bike like this worth?

Unfortunately, it is too far away from me to buy, but I thought it was something cool.

cudak888 

It's a cheap-o Huffy made to look like the Olympic time trial machines by copying the basic geometry. Otherwise, it's just another Ashtabula-BB-equipped Wally-World junker made out of gaspipe.

They didn't catch on. The cheap bike market has its niche in leisure equipment, and a 24" wheel and an uncomfortable-looking riding position didn't fit the bill.

-Kurt

sillygolem

There was a brief trend toward 24/26 wheel combos on high-end race bikes. Huffy sponsored as many teams as they could (and IIRC Raleigh USA, which was a name they licensed from the English manufacturer) during the '84 Olympic to get their name on the bikes, regardless of the actual frame builder.

This bike is a replica of said racers. It's still as bad as Huffy's usual department store line-up, with low-grade components and wonky build quality (Hint: Real race bikes don't have reflectors.) It is in no way worth $100 as a bike, but it might be worth that to someone as a man cave decoration.

theblackbullet

Thanks guys!
I had no clue huffy ever made anything like that. It would be weird to walk into a department store and see a Next bike built in a similar fashion today!

The chainring assembly does look cheap, but the disc rear made it seem as though a little effort was put into it.
Then again, those tires do look quite fat for a "race bike". I suppose I should have known better.

cudak888 

They do. It's called the GMC Denali

-Kurt

frantik