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Schwinn vs Huffy
Learning toward one or the other for buying a new dept store bicycle. I
know what to look for when it comes to assembling them. The bike is going to be used as a commuter. The Huffy's are about 30 dollars cheaper and both have Shamino gears. Just curious if I should spend the 30 bucks more for a Schwinn or not. If you are going to reply that I should buy from an LBS, save your bandwidth. So which would you recommend? |
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PSB wrote: Learning toward one or the other for buying a new dept store bicycle. I know what to look for when it comes to assembling them. The bike is going to be used as a commuter. The Huffy's are about 30 dollars cheaper and both have Shamino gears. Just curious if I should spend the 30 bucks more for a Schwinn or not. If you are going to reply that I should buy from an LBS, save your bandwidth. So which would you recommend? Neither. As commuters, they would probably do OK. But they are cheap junk, and possibly like throwing money away. If you search in this newsgroup for "Carl Fogel" "Roadmaster" and "Fury", you will find the saga of a cheap dept. store bike. You /should/ buy from your LBS. But not a new bike. A used one. A decent, well-maintained, used bike can cost only a bit more than a new dept. store bike-shaped toy, and is likely to have better components. This means that you might get more life out of your used bike than you would out of a new bike-shaped toy from some *Mart. Locally, the LBSs have quite a bit of used inventory that they are willing to make deals on because in our corner of North America, it's winter, and bikes don't sell well here in the winter. Good luck. HAND, E.P. |
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I basically agree with this article.
If you want cheap - then buy the cheapest. If you want something suitable for commuting then start looking at more than the two cheap bicycles you indicate. When i go to garage and other sales i see so many cheap bikes - and then when i ask why they did not use the bikes the folks say the bike did not fit, it did not work properly, it did not... Cheap bikes might be OK for a spin around the block but that is IT!! Get a used bike with good components. Who cares if it does not have the latest in gadgetry?? I bought a 20 year old Peugeot at a garage sale and with several adjustments to the seat and front bars it will be great for commuting. It would be better to have fenders on it, but for $20 I guess I can get fenders and still be farther ahead than buying a new bike similar to what you are looking at. Think outside the box and look at a quality used bike that will be much more suitable for your needs as compared to the 2 new ones you are enamored with... wrote: Neither. As commuters, they would probably do OK. But they are cheap junk, and possibly like throwing money away. If you search in this newsgroup for "Carl Fogel" "Roadmaster" and "Fury", you will find the saga of a cheap dept. store bike. You /should/ buy from your LBS. But not a new bike. A used one. A decent, well-maintained, used bike can cost only a bit more than a new dept. store bike-shaped toy, and is likely to have better components. This means that you might get more life out of your used bike than you would out of a new bike-shaped toy from some *Mart. Locally, the LBSs have quite a bit of used inventory that they are willing to make deals on because in our corner of North America, it's winter, and bikes don't sell well here in the winter. Good luck. HAND, E.P. |
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On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 16:47:35 -0500, PSB
wrote: Learning toward one or the other for buying a new dept store bicycle. I know what to look for when it comes to assembling them. The bike is going to be used as a commuter. The Huffy's are about 30 dollars cheaper and both have Shamino gears. Just curious if I should spend the 30 bucks more for a Schwinn or not. If you are going to reply that I should buy from an LBS, save your bandwidth. So which would you recommend? Dear Dyslexic PBS, I doubt [modest cough] that you will hear from anyone who has wasted more time and bandwidth here extolling the glories of such value-for-money steeds. (I also doubt that anyone will recommend either brand.) But I'm pleased with my $60 Fury RoadMaster from Walmart and its fifteen fierce Shamino gears. http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ... 4#long_descr As far as I can tell, the Fury rolls four miles along its daily route with reasonable splendour, gnashing its teeth as befits its name. Most two-wheeled objects with pedals do the same. Carl Fogel |
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If the Schwinn has a frame mounted derailleur go that
way you won't regret it. I MTB 2004 |
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OP:
Which should I buy? wrote: If the Schwinn has a frame mounted derailleur go that way you won't regret it. What difference could it make? Bikes of that genre have nice functional $14.95 rear derailleurs. If you should happen to damage one or wear it out, they are readily available. Even upgrade models at $20 and $25 . Of all the factors I can think of, this is among the least important. Get one that fits. Open bearing assemblies, grease them and adjust properly. Spend a bit of time lubricating and adjusting the brake and gear systems. Tension the wheels and ride it. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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Get one that fits. Open bearing assemblies, grease them and adjust
properly. Spend a bit of time lubricating and adjusting the brake and gear systems. Tension the wheels and ride it. Visions of Dave Stoller in his garage go dancing through my head... --Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles www.ChainReactionBicycles.com |
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Mike Jacoubowsky wrote:
Get one that fits. Open bearing assemblies, grease them and adjust properly. Spend a bit of time lubricating and adjusting the brake and gear systems. Tension the wheels and ride it. Visions of Dave Stoller in his garage go dancing through my head... With the dramatic "BIG" music playing in the background, coming to a crescendo just as the scene cuts to the little 500... ah, yes. Mark Janeba |
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Mike Jacoubowsky wrote:
Visions of Dave Stoller in his garage go dancing through my head... Did you know that the movie while they were filming was tentatively titled "Bambino"? I can't imagine it would have been as good without the multiple meanings of "Breaking Away" as a title. -- My bike blog: http://diabloscott.blogspot.com/ |
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A Muzi wrote:
Get one that fits. Open bearing assemblies, grease them and adjust properly. Spend a bit of time lubricating and adjusting the brake and gear systems. Tension the wheels and ride it. Fix what needs fixing when it proves it needs fixing. If you have a tinkering fixation, that's another matter. You may enjoy it. My Huffys work fine until something needs attention, and then I attend to it. Bearings never have needed opening. Lubricate the chain when it squeaks. Every 10k miles or so, replace BB chainwheel chain and freewheel together, when the chain finally starts popping off the chainwheel startups. Huffy sells replacements over the phone. The wheels are the best I've ever had, in not needing any attention at all. I have 48k miles on the rear wheel, and it carries 40 lbs of groceries a good part of the time too. No wobble, no squeak, no anything. It's a MTB rim of course. Mostly it's brake adjustment or freeing-up, or the great transmission periodic replacement paroxysm. Oh a wheel bearing needed a squirt of 3-in-1 last year. It was squeaking. These aren't Campy parts that you might want to have a fascination with. -- Ron Hardin On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk. |
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