I wish I could remember, it was probably in the mid-to-late 90's, I can't remember if it was while I was passing through Charlotte where a friend of mine worked for a bank, or if I was passing through the research triangle because my wife had gone to Duke.

It's a Huffy Thunder Ridge mountain bike. It started out like this..........

http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/...ps183fadf5.jpg

The "Mullet" sticker was added. It's my nickname because of my hairdo ;)

I have the same sticker on my beater bike I use around the shop which has the old components from the huffy befor the conversion..........

http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/...psqgcsatrn.jpg

It used to be a girl's bike..........

http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/...psnhsltwsl.jpg

http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/...psqy2jubpt.jpg

http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2t92ubae.jpg

Winter Commuter and summer commuter.

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Wow! You moved the toptube? On your beater bike? You win the prize for most effort expended on a low-end bike!

FYI another thread recently had a bike with a repositioned top tube...

Today:

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7601/...0111f89d_b.jpg

This is a very nice bike. I like the color and hope you don't mind my blowing it up for a better looksee.

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u...psfkdqp8dw.jpg

Good job. I think you stayed very true to the Huffy spirit!

I'm guessing that didn't come from bikesdirect? How was the braking today?

It is really a nice bike. Keep the shiny side up. :-)

Love the ballons! Hey, what's that hiding behind the rear hub? Cause it almost looks like part of the bike.

Looks like a helmet used as a kick-stand!

Clever!

Yup, my trusty giro savant helmet. And i kind of put the balloon tires on as a joke, so my bike would be instantly recognizable (minor bike theft is on the rise here, but they are mostly unintelligent drug users who would try to sell it back to you) but i ended up loving the ride. So much cushion, very stable, and still capable on the road. I was averaging 18mph on the part of that ride with no stops for a few miles, which isn't much slower than my normal speed on the drop bar bike with skinnier tires.

Yeah I still need to get the bars wrapped!!! I'm always worried I am going to impale some poor soul!

I have a single Nano on the front and a Specialized Fat Boy on the back. I am torn as to which tire I like more. I will say that the Nano has been AMAZING as far as handling, grip and control on and off the pavement. I would highly recommend those tires!

Ta!

Johnny Mullet better not ask what you mean by that! :lol:

It's all good. Don't need to carry a bike lock with me ;)

Flatted on my (wet) day to work. Switched over to Schwalbe Marathon afterwards, no flat since.
http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=440439

Let the soul dangle.. simply cruising around without any direction, just finding new roads.
http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=440440

Right after I had build the bike. Missing the lights and rack.
http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=440441

I got the 'bent out St Patrick's day, it was a little chilly but still sunny and clear.

I love this bike.

http://www.ravingbikefiend.com/bikep...ikeE%20(1).JPG

Also used my Kona on the weekend to go to and fro, riding light and appreciating how well it handles these beat up roads.

http://www.ravingbikefiend.com/bikepics/2006scrap.JPG

Now we have another 8-10 inches of snow on the ground... it was nice while it lasted.

Ha, correct. Braking is fine. My commute is pretty flat, so it's not much of an issue.

Thanks!

I've been buying frames and parts for years but finally broke down and bought my first "new" bike since 1994 - 2014 Fairdale Weekender Drop. After about a month of daily commutes this is configuration number 3 and though I hate the way the stem extender looks it works for my 50+ neck. If you're not familiar with Fairdale (and I wasn't either) it's a pretty cool company out of Austin. I'm loving this - looking forward to touring on it if the weather ever gets warm.

http://i1240.photobucket.com/albums/...psdlcy7nvz.jpg

Yesterday, I installed Vittoria Voyager Hyper tires, rated at 37mm, measured at 35mm. They're huge, but they seem fast, and they're comfy.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3...2018.17.21.jpg

I am also running 700cx35 tires on my commuter and really like the ride. Almost as comfy as my 26" MTB tires. Of course these are 35MM tires on 25mm rims. No problems with a ittle over 200 miles on them so far........

http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/...psghgsvp4r.jpg

I really want a Huffy like that.

It looks like spring has sprung in a lot of places... nice to see folks busting out the nicer rides.

Will still be rolling on snow tyres until later in the week here.

:D

Here's mine. Bought it last week and its a blast to commute with so far!
http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=440716

that is a sweet bike my man!