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Old October 16th 05, 07:54 AM
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"Phil, Squid-in-Training" wrote in
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Gooserider wrote:
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To the list,

But on the plus side, the homeless guys all know a Huffy is a
superior ride, compared to all the other Kmart/Wally World bikes out
there. The only thing better is an old Schwinn electro-forged. 500,000
bums on bikes agree...

The Schwinn is rebuildable, all the others are throwaways. But hey,
Huffy was made in USA, and when they put their minds to it they could
make a good bike.


The DUI guys I see around here are usually on NEXT double boingers.
It seems like they would be better served with one of the NEXT
hybrids. Now that WalMart is selling the GMC Denali road bike, I
wonder if that will become the DUI ride of choice? I didn't see rack
eyelets on it, so it would be difficult for them to mount the milk
crate.


The beer-carrying milk crate?


Yes. It seems to be a requirement.


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Old October 16th 05, 01:51 PM
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Rich wrote:
It would be kinda cool if Huffy made a $300 recumbent. I'd buy one to
try.


I'd weigh 100 lbs.


Call it the Huffy Diet and make millions!

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Old October 17th 05, 04:50 AM
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*snipped orginal*

Huffy is a perfect candidate for a "do not resuscitate" living will. They
will never improve their branding image without a name change. How about
Huffy-Davidson.

Phil H


And how is associating with Harley-Davidson a positive image change? :P


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Old October 17th 05, 03:59 PM
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Ron Hardin wrote:
My Huffy at the moment has, let's see, 60,000 miles on it.


If you rode all those you do get an award.
Someday you will get a real bike and then think of all the fun you will
have.

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Old October 17th 05, 04:50 PM
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gds wrote:

Ron Hardin wrote:
My Huffy at the moment has, let's see, 60,000 miles on it.


If you rode all those you do get an award.
Someday you will get a real bike and then think of all the fun you will
have.


Even worse, I've been keeping up 8k miles a year since 1971; up until it was
stolen, in I guess in 1988, it was on a Raleigh International, which was
pretty high-end at the time. I went to a fat tire then and have stuck with
it; fewer flats, nicer ride, better load-carrying, cheap.

I just count commuting miles, which is about all I do these days except for
occasional errands that lengthen it out a lot sometimes. Commuting leads to
daily persistence, which eventually adds up.

There's nothing wrong with a Huffy. Components wear out at the same rate in
the same way, but are just super-cheap to replace. If you need to replace a lot
at once, just get a new Huffy.

The speed difference is more between styles of bike. The fat-tire MTB is
pretty draggy. But then it's just time on the bike either way. A faster
bike just needs more miles.

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On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk.
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Old October 17th 05, 05:00 PM
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I believe that if you are happy with it that is really all that counts.
And you seem to be so that is great.
The nice thing is that when yo get a case of "bike lust" you can
satisfy it for very little $$.

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Old October 17th 05, 05:08 PM
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"Ron Hardin" wrote: (clip) A faster bike just needs more miles.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Ron, you've given me a whole new outlook. I'm old and slow, so my needs are
less.


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Old October 17th 05, 05:26 PM
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Ron Hardin wrote:
A faster bike just needs more miles.


Aye, therein is the joy...

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Old October 18th 05, 12:59 AM
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In article ,
Ron Hardin wrote:

gds wrote:

Ron Hardin wrote:
My Huffy at the moment has, let's see, 60,000 miles on it.


If you rode all those you do get an award.
Someday you will get a real bike and then think of all the fun you will
have.


Even worse, I've been keeping up 8k miles a year since 1971; up until it was
stolen, in I guess in 1988, it was on a Raleigh International, which was
pretty high-end at the time. I went to a fat tire then and have stuck with
it; fewer flats, nicer ride, better load-carrying, cheap.


I still have my Raleigh International. Reynolds triangle,
stays, and fork; Nervex lugs; eyelets front and rear;
Campagnolo drop outs and fork ends; room for 27" x 1"1/4
tires and mud guards; long chain stays for a bit more
comfort; yet still a light nifty ride.


I just count commuting miles, which is about all I do these days except for
occasional errands that lengthen it out a lot sometimes. Commuting leads to
daily persistence, which eventually adds up.

There's nothing wrong with a Huffy. Components wear out at the same rate in
the same way, but are just super-cheap to replace. If you need to replace a lot
at once, just get a new Huffy.

The speed difference is more between styles of bike. The fat-tire MTB is
pretty draggy. But then it's just time on the bike either way. A faster
bike just needs more miles.


Up on a bicycle I am always pleased by the efficiency; you
are settling for less. With a more efficient bicycle you
can still put in the same effort to achieve your work-out
goals; problem is ... you will go faster!

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Michael Press
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Old October 18th 05, 02:22 AM
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On Mon, 17 Oct 2005 23:59:33 GMT, Michael Press wrote:

Up on a bicycle I am always pleased by the efficiency; you
are settling for less. With a more efficient bicycle you
can still put in the same effort to achieve your work-out
goals; problem is ... you will go faster!


So? What do you accomplish simply by going faster for the same effort? If
you have a limited amount of time and a certain fixed trajectory, it might
help. Seeing the countryside around your residence? Going faster doesn't
accomplish much there. Now, if you're going faster because you've gotten
better, stronger, that's something to be proud of. Simply because you're
on a different bike? Who cares? Besides your sponsors, of course.


Jasper
 




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