Hey all! I'm new here, so check out my intro thread. Just got an old school 60's model Huffy to fix up and build a rat style bike. I usually mess with cars, but that is so expensive that I decided to try bikes. So here is the bike the day I got it:
Old Skool Huffy by curry.style, on Flickr
It wouldn't ride right because the rear wheel internals were not making connections properly. So I disassembled the rear wheel and cleaned all the components with some automotive brake cleaner, greased them with some multi-purpose auto grease and reassembled it. Seems to be working ok now, but I will know for sure after a test ride later today. Here are some pics of everything cleaned up.
Rear Wheel Internals Cleaned by curry.style, on Flickr
Inside of Rear Wheel Cleaned by curry.style, on Flickr
And I also did some basic tweaking to the bike. I flipped the bars for style points, and dropped the seat as low as I could, because I'm only about 5'5" and the 26" bike is a wee bit tall for me.
Stripped and Flipped by curry.style, on Flickr
Thoughts and suggestions as well as criticism are always welcome. I am kind of trying to decide what to do next and what would look good on this bike. I was thinking of removing the decals and painting the frame pearl white. Any suggestions?
Old Skool Huffy by curry.style, on Flickr
It wouldn't ride right because the rear wheel internals were not making connections properly. So I disassembled the rear wheel and cleaned all the components with some automotive brake cleaner, greased them with some multi-purpose auto grease and reassembled it. Seems to be working ok now, but I will know for sure after a test ride later today. Here are some pics of everything cleaned up.
Rear Wheel Internals Cleaned by curry.style, on Flickr
Inside of Rear Wheel Cleaned by curry.style, on Flickr
And I also did some basic tweaking to the bike. I flipped the bars for style points, and dropped the seat as low as I could, because I'm only about 5'5" and the 26" bike is a wee bit tall for me.
Stripped and Flipped by curry.style, on Flickr
Thoughts and suggestions as well as criticism are always welcome. I am kind of trying to decide what to do next and what would look good on this bike. I was thinking of removing the decals and painting the frame pearl white. Any suggestions?
