Only Toasty could spin finding a Huffy into unearthing some sort of rare gem 😂 It turned out great as always. Love your videos. The vibes are amazing and your projects are fun and inspiring
My first new bike was a Huffy stingray. I would ride 15 miles to West Covina from Claremont each day to visit sister. She would give me a ride back home. Huffy was heavy. But at 10 years old, I didn’t notice that much. Great bike!
Okay, I finished watching the ride portion. Really good. It seems like you ride a different trail every time. Slow motion jump- cut to laughter was perfect.
It cracks me up that you call the threaded bottom bracket "regular." In the US, we call that bb "European, " and we call the American bb regular. " Perspective is a wonderful thing.
What a fun build. The finish looks pretty cool... especially with the mud. Sometimes it's nice to do something simple like this and not have to fuss with finicky brake and derailleur adjustments etc... The bb conversion went really smooth. Some frames there's stuff in the BB that gets i the way of those adapters and has to be filed down. The trails look fun also. In a future video will you be going over it with rust converter? lol Thanks for the shout out. Much appreciated and flattered to be mentioned in one of your vids.
Nice! I’ve got one with a rear rack . I’m currently changing from 26” tires to 20” BMX with a free wheel . I’ve got to add a higher up bottom bracket and weld in a pipe for calliper brakes
5 minutes of footage from it but had to chop it down 😂 think I chopped out the riding bits too but I started going on about how it was easier going down on it, riding it back up was a bit tough but I got up off the saddle and managed 👌😂
I just Did a 47 mile 3600 feet of climbing gravel race in the mountains of North Carolina on my 3 speed coaster brake Electra Super Deluxe BUT it does has and aluminum frame The 40++ MPH decents we’re really scary BUT I had just deep packed the coaster hub with red tacky grease and it actually improved and with caution did not overheat I Went with a 175 32 tooth from crank and 23 tooth hub which gave a reasonable low gear The 1-1/2 Schwalbe marathon tires were adequate The fenders our GREAT and contained the mud and splashes nicely
I'm building a Klunker out of a black cruiser bike I got with decals that say: Sand Shark on it. And I wanna do the same kind of bottom bracket conversion you did.
Have had them before but don’t really like how they ride, slower on the road than these which is saying something! They would look cool though 👌 cheers! 🤙 stoked with how the patina came out and it rides well too, never know how the geometry is going to feel until ya get on it haha
@@toastyrides Yeah i have those firepros on my cannondale project but its going to be pretty much exclusively a classic singletrack bike so should do good.
Haha I’m pretty surprised too! Don’t know if the bottom bracket weld was shown in the video but it looked like it was just plopped on top of the steel 🤦♂️ I can’t weld, but damn! Haha It’s still together though!
I was recently looking at bikes on Craigslist and I noticed the same super non performance cruiser bikes have the WIDEST forks and potential for sick tires
I had one of these and never went ahead with the klunker build I repaired the rear hub and bottom bracket then stole the fenders off it and sold it fun fun bike took it to Chicago for a concert once
I love the idea of the Hite Rite but don't like having to actuate the quick release while seated...seeing you appear to fumble with it validates my opinion. I'd just get the Tranz-X Jump dropper post with the lever that sits under the nose of the saddle. It seems to be the only brand that offers 27.2mm posts.
Yeah fair enough, droppers are easier to use but the dropper would cost twice as much as this entire build haha. I rate the Brand-x one well, have had a few of them and they last a good while 👍
I own a bike shop and klunker bike are my specialty I have a classic schwinn frame I turned in to a smokey and the bandit bmx with custom gold and black paint bmx bike bars nexus four speed rims and nexus four speed twist shift old school bmx seat custom bandit bmx pad set I love building klunker bike
Red loctite is red, this loctite is blue(the bottles also have coloured bands to differentiate the strengths). Hate to have ya find out this way but you might be colour blind 😅
Hey! Thanks for checking the video out, a few links in the description with LocoJoe’s rust solution and the handlebar link too.
Cheers 🤙
Only Toasty could spin finding a Huffy into unearthing some sort of rare gem 😂 It turned out great as always. Love your videos. The vibes are amazing and your projects are fun and inspiring
Love seeing old machines made useful and fun again.
Love the simplicity of the bike. No high tech just a bicycle and a trail. Beauty!
My first new bike was a Huffy stingray. I would ride 15 miles to West Covina from Claremont each day to visit sister. She would give me a ride back home. Huffy was heavy. But at 10 years old, I didn’t notice that much. Great bike!
Okay, I finished watching the ride portion. Really good. It seems like you ride a different trail every time.
Slow motion jump- cut to laughter was perfect.
Love how you spend so much time laughing while you’re riding!… what it should be about 😂
Haha gotta love the kind of bike that’s just fun 😂🤙 cheap, reliable and fun 🤌
@@toastyrides I built up a 98 Kona Cindercone as a singlespeed with Stooge Junker Bars/BMX stem. Simple and fun!
This is great! Nice nod to Randy and Nova (Loco Joe.)
I’ll come back this evening and watch the ride part.
Glad i stayed til the very end 😂 bikes cool too
Hahaha glad you enjoyed it! 😂🤌 thanks heaps, stoked with the bike
Have a great day! 🤙
It cracks me up that you call the threaded bottom bracket "regular." In the US, we call that bb "European, " and we call the American bb regular. " Perspective is a wonderful thing.
What a fun build. The finish looks pretty cool... especially with the mud. Sometimes it's nice to do something simple like this and not have to fuss with finicky brake and derailleur adjustments etc... The bb conversion went really smooth. Some frames there's stuff in the BB that gets i the way of those adapters and has to be filed down. The trails look fun also. In a future video will you be going over it with rust converter? lol Thanks for the shout out. Much appreciated and flattered to be mentioned in one of your vids.
Great bike for the fleet when you don’t want to take out the wiz-bang whip.
Makes simple trails fun again.
Nice! I’ve got one with a rear rack . I’m currently changing from 26” tires to 20” BMX with a free wheel . I’ve got to add a higher up bottom bracket and weld in a pipe for calliper brakes
Looks fun. Just did the same bb conversion on a Big Ripper.
The euphemisms 😂 How long were you sat there thinking of those?
5 minutes of footage from it but had to chop it down 😂 think I chopped out the riding bits too but I started going on about how it was easier going down on it, riding it back up was a bit tough but I got up off the saddle and managed 👌😂
I just Did a 47 mile 3600 feet of climbing gravel race in the mountains of North Carolina on my 3 speed coaster brake Electra Super Deluxe BUT it does has and aluminum frame
The 40++ MPH decents we’re really scary BUT I had just deep packed the coaster hub with red tacky grease and it actually improved and with caution did not overheat
I Went with a 175 32 tooth from crank and 23 tooth hub which gave a reasonable low gear
The 1-1/2 Schwalbe marathon tires were adequate
The fenders our GREAT and contained the mud and splashes nicely
I'm building a Klunker out of a black cruiser bike I got with decals that say: Sand Shark on it. And I wanna do the same kind of bottom bracket conversion you did.
Such a sick bike! I really want to build a coaster brake bike soon!
Great video. Just wondering which bb used! I saw online 68mm×107,68mm×110,113,118 etc lot of option!
Panaracer Fire XC PRO tires would look super sick on this, classic 90s dirt tire. its a super cool bike though!
Have had them before but don’t really like how they ride, slower on the road than these which is saying something! They would look cool though 👌 cheers! 🤙 stoked with how the patina came out and it rides well too, never know how the geometry is going to feel until ya get on it haha
@@toastyrides Yeah i have those firepros on my cannondale project but its going to be pretty much exclusively a classic singletrack bike so should do good.
This was a really cool build. I'd love to find a KHS Fleetwood and build it up with light but period-looking parts.
Awesome build!
Thank you! 🙌 stoked with how it rides 🤙 looks good too, for not much $$
Sweet bike, I like what you did with it.
Cool bike.
I LOVE clunkers.
Have built n ridden several over the years.
Keeps you honest.
Cool klunker! The cranks are Alivio FC-MC18
Thanks! Yeah I’ve just seen them called Altus as well as Alivio 🤷♂️ and I’ve pulled them off Acera bikes too 😆
Rigid single speed is so much fun on green and blue runs. Does make me question ten grand for a bike.
Definitely! Much cheaper maintenance too, especially at this klunker level 👍 this dropper will outlast all the others, too haha
It’s funny those are uncommon over there. Here in America is what everyone has for guests and visitors
Haha yeah we mostly have mtb’s everywhere here, there’s lots of hills so cruisers aren’t too usable except for at the waterfront.
Great video as always
Nice build up.
Thanks! Happy as with it 🤙
Get down.... doin similar here.... love it!
Bubblegum welds! , I hope the headtube stays put going offroad. As always a cool project once finished.
Haha I’m pretty surprised too! Don’t know if the bottom bracket weld was shown in the video but it looked like it was just plopped on top of the steel 🤦♂️ I can’t weld, but damn! Haha
It’s still together though!
@@toastyrides it's a huffy, what do you expect? They are bottom of the barrel bikes and always have been!
@@draggonhedd expected a fun Klunker and that’s what I got 🤩🤌
@@toastyridesHell yeah!
I was recently looking at bikes on Craigslist and I noticed the same
super non performance cruiser bikes have the WIDEST forks and potential for sick tires
Yeah the balloon tyre bikes are so cool! Can throw some huuge tyres on them 👌 hope you picked up something cool 🤙
love your work! do you file off the threaded headset spacer nubs on every build?
Nice work thanks!!
Where did you buy that seat post springy thing from? Thanks
They still have a few NOS for sale, on eBay, you can find the listing link on the hite-rite instagram page 👍
I had one of these and never went ahead with the klunker build I repaired the rear hub and bottom bracket then stole the fenders off it and sold it fun fun bike took it to Chicago for a concert once
These were made for the cheapest price possible so never expect a whole lot
Nice bike!
Awesome
I love the idea of the Hite Rite but don't like having to actuate the quick release while seated...seeing you appear to fumble with it validates my opinion. I'd just get the Tranz-X Jump dropper post with the lever that sits under the nose of the saddle. It seems to be the only brand that offers 27.2mm posts.
Brand X has 27.2 if you go externally routed I think?
@@monolith_games don't really want another lever on the bars, but I did see brand-x does sell 27.2mm with external routing.
Yeah fair enough, droppers are easier to use but the dropper would cost twice as much as this entire build haha.
I rate the Brand-x one well, have had a few of them and they last a good while 👍
I need this.
Do it! Cheap fun 👌😆
I own a bike shop and klunker bike are my specialty I have a classic schwinn frame I turned in to a smokey and the bandit bmx with custom gold and black paint bmx bike bars nexus four speed rims and nexus four speed twist shift old school bmx seat custom bandit bmx pad set I love building klunker bike
Hello budy, how are you? please leave bottom bracket adapter link thanks.😉
what the wheel size , sir?
What is handle bar? I'm from thailand
What’s your longest ride?
Shit... Now i want to build one.
Yeah you do 😎👍 haha have fun 🤙
3/3? Revertostandard/dcb would approve
miss mine....one of my better builds. do like my cranbrook now tho :)
Second!
Actually! First haha😅
Hahaha yooo thank you! 🙌 hahaha yep first 😂🤯
Great video. Loved the bike trail and the Woodpigeon
Watch the red loktite its strong
Red loctite is red, this loctite is blue(the bottles also have coloured bands to differentiate the strengths). Hate to have ya find out this way but you might be colour blind 😅
Clunkin all day long
This is ridiculous