This'll be build #4 for me. I picked up this Huffy Sea Trails for $20 on Craigslist from a guy about a mile from my house. This'll be my oldest daughter's bike, as she's outgrown the Stingray L'il Chik I restor-- um, cleaned up for her a few years ago.
Huffy Sea Trails Left Side by sunliner500, on Flickr
I know these were the K-Mart Huffy from the late 1970's, so it's not historically significant or anything. The way I look at it, it won't be a crime to do pretty much anything we want to it. She wants it black with light-blue darts and accents, and sparkly. I'm thinking of hitting the Advance Auto Parts for auto touchup spray cans. Anyone tried that, and could speak to cost and durability of those paints?
Huffy Sea Trails Right Side by sunliner500, on Flickr
This bike needs the most mechanical work of any bike I've tried so far. Up to now the bikes I've found have been complete and pretty rideable when I got them. I was able to tighten the chain, and the tires hold air for about 5 minutes -- long enough for my daughter and I each to ride it around a little bit. So it IS rideable, but barely. This one is missing the back brake completely -- only the lever is there, and it needs the shifter for the 3-speed hooked up -- and needs the 3-speed hub gone through. I can push the plunger on it and it moves freely, but it's got a good squeak when we ride it. Also the rear rim is pretty badly bent, and I'll need to replace it.
Exciting for me though, I've never rebuilt a hub or laced a wheel before, so I'm looking forward to doing both.
Sue Hunziker by sunliner500, on Flickr
And, my daughter spotted something scratched on the frame...this bike used to belong to "Sue Hunziker." No idea who that is, but there it is.
Huffy Sea Trails Left Side by sunliner500, on Flickr
I know these were the K-Mart Huffy from the late 1970's, so it's not historically significant or anything. The way I look at it, it won't be a crime to do pretty much anything we want to it. She wants it black with light-blue darts and accents, and sparkly. I'm thinking of hitting the Advance Auto Parts for auto touchup spray cans. Anyone tried that, and could speak to cost and durability of those paints?
Huffy Sea Trails Right Side by sunliner500, on Flickr
This bike needs the most mechanical work of any bike I've tried so far. Up to now the bikes I've found have been complete and pretty rideable when I got them. I was able to tighten the chain, and the tires hold air for about 5 minutes -- long enough for my daughter and I each to ride it around a little bit. So it IS rideable, but barely. This one is missing the back brake completely -- only the lever is there, and it needs the shifter for the 3-speed hooked up -- and needs the 3-speed hub gone through. I can push the plunger on it and it moves freely, but it's got a good squeak when we ride it. Also the rear rim is pretty badly bent, and I'll need to replace it.
Exciting for me though, I've never rebuilt a hub or laced a wheel before, so I'm looking forward to doing both.
Sue Hunziker by sunliner500, on Flickr
And, my daughter spotted something scratched on the frame...this bike used to belong to "Sue Hunziker." No idea who that is, but there it is.
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