72 Huffy Rail frame

[firstyearchevelle]

Can't find another one in red in Google images. Frame had a console shifter originally. Would like to know if it was a 3 speed or a 5 speed and what chain guard it had.

I did find pictures of the earlier 3 bar frames in red as well as short 2 bar frames in red.


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[Jaxon]

I believe it is a JC Penny bike. I have one also and so does Rob Eagleye. He will chime in about what it is.

 

[rfeagleye]

Yes, the color looks like my Huffy made JC Penney Swinger. It has a flaming stack and is a 3-Speed. It also uses the Persons springer banana seat. Mine is a project though, it didn't have to original parts when I found it. Let me see if I can find a picture of the ad for the bike.

 

[firstyearchevelle]

This frame has the Huffy badge decal on it. I thought JC Penney bikes were Foremost badged.


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[rfeagleye]

Ahhhh, ok, Huffy it is! I didn't see the badge oops

 

[firstyearchevelle]

I should have mentioned that in my original post. Now that I think about it the bike was probably a 5 speed, it had a front derailleur and 10 speed sprockets on it with Shimano stem shifters on it. Unfortunately the bike came without wheels. All the original parts that were on it are junk. I got this in a trade, it came with a good Slingshot fork and front wheel. I'm just not sure what to do with it. Should I just restore and leave it red or build a Slingshot out of it?


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[Jaxon]

Build it into a Slingshot. Since you have the fork and wheel.

 

[partsguy]

If that is indeed a 1972 frame, it likely would not have a stick shifter. I also do not see any paint lines indicating it had one. I have been told that Ralph Nader pushed for the ban on stick shifters on new bicycles after 1971. I could be wrong, but am certain it had a thumb shifter.

 

[ODDER]

I have been told that Ralph Nader pushed for the ban on stick shifters on new bicycles after 1971. I could be wrong, but am certain it had a thumb shifter.

Schwinn offered a stick shifter through 1973. 1974 models were all thumb shift. I'm not sure if this was the case with all manufacturers, but that's how schwinn did it.

 

[Hitman44]

If that is indeed a 1972 frame, it likely would not have a stick shifter. I also do not see any paint lines indicating it had one. I have been told that Ralph Nader pushed for the ban on stick shifters on new bicycles after 1971. I could be wrong, but am certain it had a thumb shifter.

Nader — what a loser. Talk about the end of the muscle bike. Thanks Ralf. Lol