Popular Post ChrisL Posted May 23, 2020 Popular Post Share #1 Posted May 23, 2020 A couple of weekends ago my daughter & SIL bought new cruisers. SIL’s mom wanted a cruiser too but didn’t want to pay what they paid so found a Huffy for $80 on CL. She rode it over to their house the other night (she lives 5 houses down...) and showed me her bike. Knowing I’m a bike nerd asked me what I thought.... I’m looking over the blobby welds & crap construction but then see the bike really is in good shape for what it is. I tell her nice bike, give me a couple of hours with it and I can really make it nice. OK deal. So she drops it off last night and I go to town on it. Hit the chrome with steel wool, use a polisher in the paint and a couple of hours later bam it freaking came to life! Nearly all the rust came off, minor scratches out, paint shines again. I put in a new basket & bell she bought and it freaking looks nice! Look at the sun reflecting off the paint! 7 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ChrisL Posted May 23, 2020 Author Popular Post Share #2 Posted May 23, 2020 No more rusty chainring, stem & bars! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted May 23, 2020 Author Share #3 Posted May 23, 2020 I wanted to take the sun faded & crusty stickers off but she didn’t want me to. It kinda distracts from the nice paint now... Huffy restored! Who says I’m a bike snob! 😁 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted May 23, 2020 Share #4 Posted May 23, 2020 Bam! Lookin' good in the 'hood. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted May 23, 2020 Share #5 Posted May 23, 2020 Looks good. I think womaxx has the same basket on her cruiser. It's not a Huffy though. It's a Jamis. She refuses to allow me to put a geared hub on it or at the very least a brake to back up the pedal brakes. I like that color. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted May 23, 2020 Share #6 Posted May 23, 2020 Tan rims? WHAT were they thinking? Until I got a closer look all I could think was rust! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted May 23, 2020 Author Share #7 Posted May 23, 2020 4 minutes ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: Tan rims? WHAT were they thinking? Until I got a closer look all I could think was rust! They are more of a peach color. They were tan before I polished them. Actually it’s a thick durable coating. No chips or rust coming through the rims unlike the frame. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted May 23, 2020 Share #8 Posted May 23, 2020 looks great, nice job 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted May 23, 2020 Share #9 Posted May 23, 2020 3 minutes ago, bikeman564™ said: looks great, nice job Yup! Light restoration/cleanup is fun and satisfying! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted May 23, 2020 Share #10 Posted May 23, 2020 Looks good, but streamers would make it sing. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted May 23, 2020 Author Share #11 Posted May 23, 2020 1 minute ago, dennis said: Looks good, but streamers would make it sing. Oh damn I should have gotten some! I left my phone in my car but she was so happy with it! I wish I could have gotta a picture of her doing a lap in their development with a big smile. Bike stoke is so cool, even on a cheapie Huffy cruiser. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted May 23, 2020 Share #12 Posted May 23, 2020 6 minutes ago, ChrisL said: Oh damn I should have gotten some! I left my phone in my car but she was so happy with it! I wish I could have gotta a picture of her doing a lap in their development with a big smile. Bike stoke is so cool, even on a cheapie Huffy cruiser. It sure is. I thought I might blow my covid money on a new bike until I heard bike sales have skyrocketed. A LBS owner said a couple of second homeowners were isolating here. They didn't bring their bikes so they ordered new ones. $25k for the pair. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groupw Posted May 23, 2020 Share #13 Posted May 23, 2020 When we cleared the stuff from Mom and Dad’s place in the country, our old 20” stingray bikes didn’t survive. We had ridden them to death anyway. However leaning against the garage was the old 26” Huffy road bike we shared after we out grew the 20” bikes. It didn’t get much use because it was 1 1/2 miles of gravel to pavement and that was a busy highway. I decided to bring it home. Why I don’t know. It sat in our garage for 5 years with nothing done to it. I looked it over when I was cleaning the garage a few weeks ago. It’s very rough but I think I can get it operable. Heard of rat rods? I think it’s going to be a rat roadie! Stay tuned! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groupw Posted May 23, 2020 Share #14 Posted May 23, 2020 I almost forgot, nice work on Mom’s bike! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted May 24, 2020 Author Share #15 Posted May 24, 2020 SIL texted me, they went for a ride around the neighborhood. He said she rode so fast they couldn’t keep up! I said her bike is slippery now with all the polishing so goes faster. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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