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<blockquote data-quote="RZ94" data-source="post: 178981" data-attributes="member: 447"><p>(this was in response to a not so friendly or gracious post from a newbie....which was deleted by the moderators Thank you very much!)</p><p></p><p>Thank you for your unconstructive critique. If you haven't noticed, this site is for building/ modding/ customizing/ restoring/ refurbing bikes ANY WAY THE OWNER OF THE BIKE sees fit.</p><p></p><p>So, I'll address your concerns that I have destroyed a peice of American heritage.</p><p></p><p>Wheels changed from 26" to 27" because the originals were rust rotted unsafe crap and the donor wheels were in my inventory (read FREE).</p><p>I see you don't know how to measure a frame. Top of seat tube to center of crank.......this is an 18" frame.</p><p>I had a Huffy Scout road bike....the frame geometry is IDENTICAL to this bike, only it was equipped with 26 X 1 3/8 tire/ wheels. Not uncommon for the same frame to be built in different configurations for department store bikes....how do you think they kept the prices down, besides lower quality components???</p><p>The bike was surely one of a kind......not......just another old bike left to rot on a garbage pile by its FORMER owner who you should charge with attempting to destroy it.</p><p></p><p>You make it sound like I took an Elgin Bluebird or a Monark Silverking and hacked it up into something unrecognizable or useless. :roll: </p><p></p><p>How I found it:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w82/RZ94/SILVER%20HUFFY%20SCOUT/100_1114.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>How it turned out, and by the way, the NEW owner was VERY happy with it after she rode three other bikes I had for sale and she chose this one:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w82/RZ94/SILVER%20HUFFY%20SCOUT/100_1692.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Geez......its a department store bike......not the original copy of the US Constitution or Bill of Rights......which guarantee your right to your opinion, and my freedom to build my bikes however I see fit. I've been a member of this forum for years and I think your post is the FIRST negative one I've seen.....are you sure you belong here???? Just my humble opinion.......</p><p></p><p>Oh....so you can sleep tonight....I AM NOT HACKING THESE UP................ :lol: </p><p></p><p><img src="http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w82/RZ94/TANKERS/100_0309.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w82/RZ94/BLUE%20SCHWINN%20BREEZE/100_1540.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w82/RZ94/BLACK%20HUFFY%20GV/100_1730.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RZ94, post: 178981, member: 447"] (this was in response to a not so friendly or gracious post from a newbie....which was deleted by the moderators Thank you very much!) Thank you for your unconstructive critique. If you haven't noticed, this site is for building/ modding/ customizing/ restoring/ refurbing bikes ANY WAY THE OWNER OF THE BIKE sees fit. So, I'll address your concerns that I have destroyed a peice of American heritage. Wheels changed from 26" to 27" because the originals were rust rotted unsafe crap and the donor wheels were in my inventory (read FREE). I see you don't know how to measure a frame. Top of seat tube to center of crank.......this is an 18" frame. I had a Huffy Scout road bike....the frame geometry is IDENTICAL to this bike, only it was equipped with 26 X 1 3/8 tire/ wheels. Not uncommon for the same frame to be built in different configurations for department store bikes....how do you think they kept the prices down, besides lower quality components??? The bike was surely one of a kind......not......just another old bike left to rot on a garbage pile by its FORMER owner who you should charge with attempting to destroy it. You make it sound like I took an Elgin Bluebird or a Monark Silverking and hacked it up into something unrecognizable or useless. :roll: How I found it: [img]http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w82/RZ94/SILVER%20HUFFY%20SCOUT/100_1114.jpg[/img] How it turned out, and by the way, the NEW owner was VERY happy with it after she rode three other bikes I had for sale and she chose this one: [img]http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w82/RZ94/SILVER%20HUFFY%20SCOUT/100_1692.jpg[/img] Geez......its a department store bike......not the original copy of the US Constitution or Bill of Rights......which guarantee your right to your opinion, and my freedom to build my bikes however I see fit. I've been a member of this forum for years and I think your post is the FIRST negative one I've seen.....are you sure you belong here???? Just my humble opinion....... Oh....so you can sleep tonight....I AM NOT HACKING THESE UP................ :lol: [img]http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w82/RZ94/TANKERS/100_0309.jpg[/img] [img]http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w82/RZ94/BLUE%20SCHWINN%20BREEZE/100_1540.jpg[/img] [img]http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w82/RZ94/BLACK%20HUFFY%20GV/100_1730.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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