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Anonymous Wed 02 Nov 2016 00:05:59 No.1023036 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>1023081 >>1023215 >>1029594

ITT: department store (Walmart, Kmart, etc.) and other super low end bikes. Bonus points for wacky or unusual ones. I wouldn't probably want to ride pic related though (the frame looks really questionable to me).

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 02 Nov 2016 00:19:40 No.1023041 Report

Quoted By: >>1023073 >>1023891

My old bicycle,some canadian tire supercycle I got when i was 16. It started off as a flat bar bike but i converted it to drops and fit the clickshifters on the bar.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 02 Nov 2016 01:58:49 No.1023073 Report

Quoted By: >>1023077 >>1023891

>>1023041
halifax reppp

good memories in that city for me

lots of regrets tho

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 02 Nov 2016 02:21:45 No.1023077 Report

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>>1023073
? whatchu talkin about boy?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 02 Nov 2016 02:36:09 No.1023081 Report

Quoted By: >>1023086 >>1023096 >>1023098

>>1023036

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkMnk_eCDQU

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 02 Nov 2016 02:54:36 No.1023086 Report

Quoted By: >>1023096

>>1023081
fucken rad

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 02 Nov 2016 04:04:09 No.1023096 Report

Quoted By:

>>1023081
>>1023086
Hilarious video

Cant believe the pads were down 1/2 halfway down...

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 02 Nov 2016 04:06:34 No.1023098 Report

Quoted By: >>1023216

>>1023081
Also worth a watch are the Seth's Bike Hacks videos of him trashing around a Walmart Mongoose

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 02 Nov 2016 16:02:18 No.1023215 Report

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>>1023036
Last week I saw one bike (almost like that one but with V brakes) on the side of a garbage container, I almost got happy when saw it, but then I looked at the frame and the suspension and kept walking. On that city I haven't any bike so a BSO could be nice, but that bike was too much shit for me, that's the kind of bike only a hobo/poor as fuck spic would ride.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 02 Nov 2016 16:10:18 No.1023216 Report

Quoted By: >>1023220

>>1023098
post it

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 02 Nov 2016 16:45:58 No.1023220 Report

Quoted By: >>1023237 >>1023311 >>1023348

>>1023216
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5S7V5NhM8JSRoe6ovF2fifd5L7BsyLRF

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 02 Nov 2016 16:55:58 No.1023223 Report

Quoted By: >>1023226 >>1023241

i paid $500 fir this piece of shit- the rear triangle has a good inch lateral wobble

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 02 Nov 2016 17:03:14 No.1023226 Report

Quoted By:

>>1023223
Well tighten it

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 02 Nov 2016 17:29:43 No.1023237 Report

Quoted By:

>>1023220
That was fun.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 02 Nov 2016 17:45:51 No.1023241 Report

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>>1023223
Did you try tightening it?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 02 Nov 2016 21:34:11 No.1023290 Report

Quoted By: >>1023298 >>1023302 >>1023303 >>1023356 >>1023977 >>1031040

My daily ride.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 02 Nov 2016 21:48:23 No.1023298 Report

Quoted By:

>>1023290
I can't honestly dock you for that

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 02 Nov 2016 22:14:43 No.1023302 Report

Quoted By:

>>1023290
jesus christ

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 02 Nov 2016 22:25:10 No.1023303 Report

Quoted By:

>>1023290
Do you make "vroom vroom" noises while riding around on it?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 02 Nov 2016 23:03:50 No.1023311 Report

Quoted By: >>1023313 >>1023315

>>1023220
I'm not a mtb rider, but is the suspension supposed to jerk like that?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 02 Nov 2016 23:11:01 No.1023313 Report

Quoted By:

>>1023311
What do you mean?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 02 Nov 2016 23:23:05 No.1023315 Report

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>>1023311
You mean the fork? That's the result of shitty rebound damping, if it has any at all. If it does have any I wouldn't be surprised if it was that fast on purpose, when idiots bounce up and down on it in Walmart they think that springing back like a pogo stick is a good thing.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 03 Nov 2016 02:11:53 No.1023346 Report

Quoted By: >>1023347 >>1023348 >>1029420

Little bro's bike. I enjoy doing skids with the strong ass coaster brake it has

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 03 Nov 2016 02:17:28 No.1023347 Report

Quoted By: >>1023348

>>1023346
This is why I switched out the rear wheel

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 03 Nov 2016 02:22:11 No.1023348 Report

Quoted By: >>1023354

>>1023220
How do they taco that easily? I do way heavier stuff on a cruiser bike (riding on ramps)

>>1023347
>>1023346
Yeah coaster brakes aren't too bad. Gotta watch the tire wear though. Gonna get some new tires for my 29er cruiser after I get the old World Sport in riding shape.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 03 Nov 2016 02:29:44 No.1023354 Report

Quoted By: >>1023358

>>1023348
On that particular scene, the bike frame was filled with sand and the wheels with water

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 03 Nov 2016 02:32:50 No.1023356 Report

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>>1023290
That bottle cage

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 03 Nov 2016 02:39:02 No.1023358 Report

Quoted By: >>1023359 >>1023360

>>1023354
Why do they do stupid shit like that? I notice a lot of people intentionally trying to damage them as much as possible and using it as evidence that they are horrible bikes that are unreasonable for even the cheap casual rider.

Just like on /k/, where people post pictures of blown up Glocks from idiots shooting over pressure ammo and blaming the gun. That, and all the "torture tests" as if they actually matter.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 03 Nov 2016 02:40:24 No.1023359 Report

Quoted By: >>1023364

>>1023358
They made it in response to people who were complaining that they couldn't wheelie or bunnyhop because "their bikes were too heavy". It had nothing to do with the Walmart bike, at that point they had fucked around with it quite a bit. You should watch the videos, they're not that long and pretty fun.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 03 Nov 2016 02:41:08 No.1023360 Report

Quoted By: >>1023405

>>1023358
While I am on the guns and bikes analogy, Hi-Points are the BSOs of the gun world.

They are made from cheap metal, are very heavy for their size, but they function well enough at a very cheap price.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 03 Nov 2016 02:44:52 No.1023364 Report

Quoted By: >>1031042

>>1023359
>They made it in response to people who were complaining that they couldn't wheelie or bunnyhop because "their bikes were too heavy".

True, I have used that as an excuse for like forever, when honestly I just never really learned how to jump. I can jump my cruiser bike fine. This is the bike, it cost $150 at walmart. The chainguard and fenders were crappy and have been removed. Going to get some cheap MTB tires to replace the worn ones soon.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 03 Nov 2016 05:08:55 No.1023405 Report

Quoted By: >>1023676

>>1023360
Hi points are more like the flying pigeon or hiten steel beach cruisers. Crude. Old tech.

The full suspension shit is more like Taurus. Crap build quality may kill you.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 04 Nov 2016 05:29:11 No.1023676 Report

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>>1023405
>Hi points are more like the flying pigeon or hiten steel beach cruisers. Crude. Old tech.
>The full suspension shit is more like Taurus. Crap build quality may kill you.

Yeah, I guess that makes more sense. The cruiser isn't pretending to be something it's not, like a Taurus imitating a Beretta, or a NEXT bike imitating a downhill bike.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 04 Nov 2016 19:20:29 No.1023808 Report

Quoted By: >>1023886 >>1023955

Here's something interesting -- an electric pennyfarthing. From the pix, I assume it's greatest advantage is that it can be taken onto public transport without hassle.
For details: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/12-26-36V-9A-24km-h-V-Brake-Aluminum-Alloy-Frame-Magnesium-Alloy-Rear-Wheel-Lithium/32689246713.html?spm=2114.01010108.3.1.ttQh2q&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_2_10056_10065_10055_10068_10067_10054_10069_10059_10073_10017_10070_9978_10060_10061_10052_10062_10053_10050_10051,searchweb201603_7&btsid=7f7312c4-8227-4999-973f-811338dfdc47

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 05 Nov 2016 02:46:46 No.1023886 Report

Quoted By: >>1023952

>>1023808
Aliexpress bikes look worse, are worse designed, and are more expensive than Walmart bikes.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 05 Nov 2016 03:16:30 No.1023891 Report

Quoted By: >>1023894

>>1023041
>>1023073
That's lake Ontario in the distance bro

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 05 Nov 2016 03:35:13 No.1023894 Report

Quoted By:

>>1023891
how the fuck can you tell?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 05 Nov 2016 11:57:07 No.1023952 Report

Quoted By:

>>1023886
Yes, I tend to agree. Thing is, they're all made in China; it's just that the buyers for Walmart filter out the really bad stuff.
That said, I'd really like to test ride that electric pennyfarthing just for the sake of experience. It might even be fun.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 05 Nov 2016 12:46:23 No.1023955 Report

Quoted By: >>1023962

>>1023808
that's some next level hipster shit. but i kind of like it. i guess it would be really convenient in urban areas, since it takes up so little space. i would really like to test ride it. cornering might be a problem i guess, but just for commuting or getting around town, when short to middle distance, it could be quite nice

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 05 Nov 2016 13:22:33 No.1023962 Report

Quoted By: >>1023966

>>1023955
There are several pix on the AliExpress page that show how easy it is to bring the bike onto public transportation without having to fold or disassemble it. That's quite an advantage.

The biggest disadvantage I see is that the rider's feet will always be rotating with the pedals even when using motor power only.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 05 Nov 2016 13:36:26 No.1023966 Report

Quoted By: >>1024288

>>1023962
>the rider's feet will always be rotating with the pedals even when using motor power only
you sure about that? might be a freewheel hub, i didn't find any info it's not. am i overlooking something?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 05 Nov 2016 14:54:13 No.1023977 Report

Quoted By:

>>1023290
Triple Suspension Bike, ahead of your time

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Nov 2016 14:07:55 No.1024288 Report

Quoted By: >>1024296

>>1023966
I suppose it's possible that it's a freewheel. But, as you have brought up, the specs given on the item page are far from complete -- for instance, how many watts is the hub motor?
Too bad there is no video showing it in action.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 06 Nov 2016 14:54:39 No.1024296 Report

Quoted By:

>>1024288
If you look through the listing there's one photo that says 36v/9A so it's probably about 320w, however I can't read the Chinese text before that.

There's also a photo ofthe front hub and it does look like a regular fixed uni hub so it most likely is a freewheel.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 06 Nov 2016 16:06:52 No.1024310 Report

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looks like a freewheel

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 07 Nov 2016 23:59:57 No.1024837 Report

Quoted By: >>1027337

Was Murray or Huffy the first manufacturer to embrace big box retail? It was interesting, because for a while they still made them in America.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 17 Nov 2016 04:32:50 No.1027316 Report

Quoted By: >>1027330 >>1027617

Wow, this looks like a great bike.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 17 Nov 2016 05:16:25 No.1027330 Report

Quoted By: >>1027576

>>1027316
>foldable

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 17 Nov 2016 06:17:41 No.1027337 Report

Quoted By:

>>1024837
Neither. Huffman was technically around before Murray (and AMF) but all three companies were part of larger manufacturing concerns that made bicycles prior to the post-war era, and all three sold bikes through the department/general/hardware stores that were eventually replaced by Walmart and the other "big box" chains.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 17 Nov 2016 14:05:12 No.1027389 Report

Quoted By: >>1027391 >>1027401 >>1027552

I had this bike when I was a kid- I remember buying it from a grocery store. Yes it fell apart in a few days. I now ride a memed out garbon mtb.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 17 Nov 2016 14:08:13 No.1027391 Report

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>>1027389
I also had this- when it got stoled I got a dyno VFR- that also got stolen but recovered. If i could find white 27.5 tires i'd paint my current garbon like this huffy.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 17 Nov 2016 14:57:17 No.1027401 Report

Quoted By: >>1027431

>>1027389
>garbon mtb
trailfred detected

bro you need to ditch that and come do some DH with us. you can use my old kona! beers on me! LAST ONE DOWN IS A JOEY!

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 17 Nov 2016 18:08:25 No.1027431 Report

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>>1027401
i'm scared of DH- riding along looking for lines option a: 15 foot gap, option b: 7 foot drop. I puss out and ride the brakes all the way down.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 18 Nov 2016 04:02:43 No.1027552 Report

Quoted By: >>1027615

>>1027389
It had a SWEET commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bis3ifDKvqs

I wish I could find Huffy's commercials for adult/cruiser bikes but they were more interested in selling kids stuff.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 18 Nov 2016 07:45:45 No.1027576 Report

Quoted By:

>>1027330
it'll probably fold itself in half after the first jump.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 18 Nov 2016 14:16:31 No.1027615 Report

Quoted By: >>1027949

>>1027552
watch the commercial for the huffy freestyle expert- its dope.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2XQN-Yz9EM

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 18 Nov 2016 14:33:19 No.1027617 Report

Quoted By: >>1027922

>>1027316
>dirt jumper
>folding
Maybe that's part of the design. It will fold when you do a jump

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 19 Nov 2016 15:46:32 No.1027922 Report

Quoted By:

>>1027617
>It's the special "Taco Bell" edition designed for hard landings

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 19 Nov 2016 17:41:18 No.1027949 Report

Quoted By:

>>1027615
Oh, god. I can remember the rap from this without even clicking the video.

HE GOT THE CUSTOM SPLATTERED BIKE
NO TWO ALIKE
AND THE NAME ON THE FRAME IS EXPERT
FROM HUFFY
E-E, E-E, E-E, EXPERT

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 24 Nov 2016 07:32:12 No.1029359 Report

Quoted By:

Looked in the Wal-Mart ad and the only marked down bike is the Roadmaster at 58 bucks. Any deals anywhere else?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 24 Nov 2016 12:56:51 No.1029420 Report

Quoted By:

>>1023346
Bummer?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 25 Nov 2016 02:41:49 No.1029594 Report

Quoted By:

>>1023036
There have been various incarnations of that NEXT mountain bike for a while and I remember them being recalled in the early 2000s - the late 90s through early 2000s ones had suspension forks that broke and people were getting hurt. The bike is still sold as the "Gauntlet" and I would be a little hesitant to ride one.

Wiley

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Wiley Fri 25 Nov 2016 03:01:35 No.1029599 Report

Quoted By: >>1029606 >>1029609

My klunkerized Huffy Millenial. Moto bars, sturmey drum up front, 3-piece BMX cranks, MTB tires and saddle, and a giant-ass basket.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 25 Nov 2016 03:27:43 No.1029606 Report

Quoted By: >>1029607

>>1029599
that's awesome

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 25 Nov 2016 03:30:04 No.1029607 Report

Quoted By: >>1029608

>>1029606
Thanks, 52 pounds of awesome.

FYI, that's not a BSO you posted, it's a serotta with Huffy stickers.

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Anonymous Fri 25 Nov 2016 03:31:43 No.1029608 Report

Quoted By:

>>1029607
t. huffy connoisseur

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 25 Nov 2016 03:32:14 No.1029609 Report

Quoted By: >>1029620

>>1029599
Very nice, anon! Where did you get those bars? I want to make my bike >>1029570 into a klunker. It's also a 29er cruiser.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 25 Nov 2016 03:33:24 No.1029611 Report

Quoted By: >>1031159 >>1031307

Wiley

Wiley Fri 25 Nov 2016 04:19:13 No.1029620 Report

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>>1029609
Craigslist, they are MSR atv bars. You can get them and similar ones on eBay shit-cheap.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 30 Nov 2016 05:21:07 No.1030729 Report

Quoted By: >>1030738 >>1030739

Retard here, how shitty would this bike be? I only ride two miles a day. I'm thinking sage green.

https://www.amazon.com/Critical-Cycles-Harper-Single-Speed-Commuter/dp/B018NWU48O

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 30 Nov 2016 06:21:08 No.1030738 Report

Quoted By: >>1030739

>>1030729
I have thought about that bike. I ride a cruiser with coaster brakes every day and even well over 20 mph the coaster brakes are fine and have saved me from traffic collisions. They are slower than a regular brake. Try a cruiser/BMX/whatever to get used to coaster brakes first. I have never rode a road bike with coaster brakes. They were more common in the 1970s but are uncommon now.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 30 Nov 2016 06:26:58 No.1030739 Report

Quoted By:

>>1030738
>https://www.amazon.com/Critical-Cycles-Harper-Single-Speed-Commuter/dp/B018NWU48O
>>1030729
Sorry, confused it for the coaster brake model because I didn't zoom in the thumbnail. That looks like a nice bike. I don't ride fixed ever, but I love single speeds.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 01 Dec 2016 06:29:55 No.1031040 Report

Quoted By: >>1031059

>>1023290
this was not designed by an engineer

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 01 Dec 2016 06:33:24 No.1031042 Report

Quoted By: >>1031247

>>1023364
you could make yourself a respectable clunker with just a few modifications.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 01 Dec 2016 07:23:47 No.1031059 Report

Quoted By:

>>1031040
You underestimate the incompetence of the engineers the entire western world is outsourcing to. They can't even take the poo to the loo.

Wiley

Wiley Thu 01 Dec 2016 17:40:02 No.1031159 Report

Quoted By: >>1031307

>>1029611
No way that's actually a huffy.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 02 Dec 2016 01:11:40 No.1031247 Report

Quoted By:

>>1031042
It has 29" freestyle tires on it. If I come across a pair of moto/BMX cruiser bars with a BMX stem I might put them on. My commute is faster on this than on the mountain bike.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 02 Dec 2016 04:46:20 No.1031307 Report

Quoted By: >>1031377

>>1029611
>>1031159
MOOTS?

>tfw no Ti frame with sleeper Huffy graphics on it

Y am I not suicide yet?

Wiley

Wiley Fri 02 Dec 2016 16:24:58 No.1031377 Report

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>>1031307
I suspected as much. I have an old Serotta with shit paint... I should get huffy stickers, or Schwinn Varsity decals

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