huffy concours
10-13-12, 04:55 PM
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huffy concours
the other day i was in the garage and saw my dad's old huffy concours. now what i'm wondering is, is it worth doing much to? i was thinking about keeping it a 10 speed or whatever it is but i was thinking it might be more worthwhile to turn it into a fixie or a ss. it's stock from what i cant tell and it's missing the crank and pedal on the other side. so what do you guys think i should do with it? not trying to spend a ton of money btw.
i was originally thinking about doing some stuff to a 98 trek 700 i've been riding since midsummer. although, from what i've read here and elsewhere it wouldn't be worth it unless it was a 730 rather than a 700 with only the chromoly seat tube and whatnot
i was originally thinking about doing some stuff to a 98 trek 700 i've been riding since midsummer. although, from what i've read here and elsewhere it wouldn't be worth it unless it was a 730 rather than a 700 with only the chromoly seat tube and whatnot
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10-13-12, 05:41 PM
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This has little value as it sits or as a fixie. Actually depending on the style of the dropouts it will make a lousy fixie since most huffys have paper thin dropouts.
The Trek should be a great neighborhood/city/errand bike but not much of a fixie because of the vertical dropouts.
The Trek should be a great neighborhood/city/errand bike but not much of a fixie because of the vertical dropouts.
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It is at least a lugged frame, and from the pic, it looks like the dropouts are higher quality than the average Huffy. It would probably be just as good as any other low end bike shop 10-speed.
And I wouldn't let the tubing stop you from enjoying the Trek, my Schwinn is only half Chromoly, but I still love it, and have thrown quite a few upgrades on it.
And I wouldn't let the tubing stop you from enjoying the Trek, my Schwinn is only half Chromoly, but I still love it, and have thrown quite a few upgrades on it.
10-13-12, 07:27 PM
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This has little value as it sits or as a fixie. Actually depending on the style of the dropouts it will make a lousy fixie since most huffys have paper thin dropouts.
The Trek should be a great neighborhood/city/errand bike but not much of a fixie because of the vertical dropouts.
The Trek should be a great neighborhood/city/errand bike but not much of a fixie because of the vertical dropouts.
i don't really want to make the trek a fixie btw
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10-14-12, 01:40 AM
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nice. a bit better condition than mine. how was it as a fixie? looks like all that you kept was the frame, fork and hubs. correct?
10-14-12, 10:54 AM
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Frame, fork, headset is al I kept. It was a great bike for running around town. It was heavier/sturdier than a track bike, and the angles were more relaxed. It looked good, but was not something that was going to be stolen because of the name. I rather miss it.
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