Huffy leaves bankruptcy

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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

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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Jasper Janssen wrote:

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.

Going fast is a thrill, not an obsession.

--
Michael Press

On Tue, 18 Oct 2005 03:08:20 GMT, Michael Press wrote:
In article ,
Jasper Janssen wrote:

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.

Going fast is a thrill, not an obsession.

Bicycles, downhills aside, don't get you going fast enough to be a speed
thrill. You need something motorised for that.

Jasper

"Jasper Janssen" wrote in message
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On Tue, 18 Oct 2005 03:08:20 GMT, Michael Press wrote:
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Going fast is a thrill, not an obsession.

Bicycles, downhills aside, don't get you going fast enough to be a speed
thrill. You need something motorised for that.


Why are we setting downhills aside? Let's go down Kamber Road together at
50+ mph, and you can decide if it's a thrill or not.

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In article ,
Jasper Janssen wrote:

On Tue, 18 Oct 2005 03:08:20 GMT, Michael Press wrote:
In article ,
Jasper Janssen wrote:

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.

Going fast is a thrill, not an obsession.

Bicycles, downhills aside, don't get you going fast enough to be a speed
thrill. You need something motorised for that.

I am easily amused. Riding the ridge roads around here at
30-40 kph is a thrill.

--
Michael Press

Quoting Claire Petersky :
"Jasper Janssen" wrote in message
On Tue, 18 Oct 2005 03:08:20 GMT, Michael Press wrote:
Going fast is a thrill, not an obsession.
Bicycles, downhills aside, don't get you going fast enough to be a speed
thrill. You need something motorised for that.
Why are we setting downhills aside? Let's go down Kamber Road together at
50+ mph, and you can decide if it's a thrill or not.

It probably is, but a super-expensive light bike isn't going to help you
get that thrill, which is kind of where they started...
--
David Damerell flcl?
Today is Second Teleute, October.

On Tue, 18 Oct 2005 23:00:49 GMT, "Claire Petersky"
wrote:
"Jasper Janssen" wrote in message
.. .
On Tue, 18 Oct 2005 03:08:20 GMT, Michael Press wrote:
In article ,

Going fast is a thrill, not an obsession.

Bicycles, downhills aside, don't get you going fast enough to be a speed
thrill. You need something motorised for that.

Why are we setting downhills aside? Let's go down Kamber Road together at
50+ mph, and you can decide if it's a thrill or not.

Because a Huffy and a Colnago will go down hills at very nearly the same
speed. The inefficiencies on the Huffy are made up for by the extra
weight.

Jasper

David Damerell wrote:
Quoting Claire Petersky :
"Jasper Janssen" wrote in message
On Tue, 18 Oct 2005 03:08:20 GMT, Michael Press
wrote:
Going fast is a thrill, not an obsession.
Bicycles, downhills aside, don't get you going fast enough to be a
speed thrill. You need something motorised for that.
Why are we setting downhills aside? Let's go down Kamber Road
together at 50+ mph, and you can decide if it's a thrill or not.

It probably is, but a super-expensive light bike isn't going to help
you get that thrill, which is kind of where they started...

True. In fact, really cheap, really heavy bikes will be both stiff and
heavy for better downhilling!
--
Phil, Squid-in-Training

On Fri, 14 Oct 2005 20:08:40 +0000, Garrison Hilliard
wrote:

MIAMISBURG, Ohio – Huffy Corp. announced today it has emerged from bankruptcy
after receiving $50 million in loans from two financing corporations.

The 117-year-old bicycle and sporting goods company [snip]

....is now essentially a marketing arm of Asian manufacturers.

Huffy has about 110 workers and is headquartered in this Dayton suburb.

I have been unable to find any reference to Huffy having any US
production capability at this point, but I didn't look very hard
either.

“Huffy Corp. has now successfully completed a very difficult period in its long
history,” said John Muskovich, president and CEO. “We have accomplished all of
our major objectives for this process and have secured an exit financing
package, which along with the support from our trade suppliers will provide
assurance to our customers as to the strength of the new Huffy.”

Huffy said its board of directors has been reconstituted. Its new chairman is
Zhidong Liang, executive vice president of China Export & Credit Corp.

Mr Muskovich should count his days as numbered.

“Huffy Corporation is an important partner for the China-based companies which
manufacture its bicycles, and we look forward to a long and mutually beneficial
working relationship,” Liang said.

Translation: "Huffy will provide yet another conduit for US wealth to
be conveyed one-way to Asia, for as long as it takes for China to
complete the process of stripping the US of its ability to compete
with them in any area or to influence or restrict Chinese ambitions."


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