Ratted out Huffy

[dracothered]

What do you do when you have your son over and think he needs a bike to ride.

So you and your son build a ratted out Huffy... :mrgreen:

Here is what it's got:
70's era Huffy frame
26" Front wheel with 26 x 1.90" tire
20" Rear wheel
Cruiser style handle bars
40T front sprocket
?T rear sprocket (did bother to count it because it works good)

His first test ride on it..

 

[kingfish254]

I dig it and it looks like he enjoys it which is the main success criteria.

 

[dracothered]

Here is a short video of him riding it.

 

[dracothered]

The Ratted Huffy has evolved a little...

Installed a rear fender that I got from partsguy here on this forum.

 

[dracothered]

Here it is decked out with the seat post that slowriderz made for me. Plus the Rat fender I got from partsguy.

It still needs a little more refinement, but it is getting there.

 

[sleepy]

Cool Huffy, looks real good with the 20/26. 8)

 

[biggraham]

What angle's that post :?: , it looks perfect!

 

[dracothered]

What angle's that post :?: , it looks perfect!

Are you asking about the seat post, if so it is at 20 degrees from a 90 degree bend.

See below:

 

[biggraham]

Yes, thanks very much!

 

[dracothered]

With a 20 x 3.0 rear tire installed on the rim. Need to true the rim some and maybe open the stays just a little.

 

[HxCforever]

Diggin it

 

[dracothered]

The front wheel will be replaced with a front wheel from an OCC Stingray that I chopped up for use in other projects. It will also get the same type of tire on the back 24" x 3.0" Flame Tire.

 

[Sin City Tec.]

Dang that is almost the same thing I am building right now same frame OCC front end and I am widing the rear stays to mount the 20x4 1/4 rear wheel.

 

[dracothered]

Dang that is almost the same thing I am building right now same frame OCC front end and I am widing the rear stays to mount the 20x4 1/4 rear wheel.

Thought about putting a 20" x 4 1/4" on the back but choose not to at this time. Maybe down the road I will. I'm also thinking about putting a 5 speed gear cluster on it too, but for now it will be a single speed, with a disc brake in the rear.

 

[dracothered]

Here is the Disc Brake assembly that I will use for my rear wheel that is coming.

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Love that brake mount! Those things can be so fiddly to make, seriously considering just getting a whole heap laser cut...

Luke.

 

[slowriderz]

coming along great! Nice work

 

[dracothered]

Love that brake mount! Those things can be so fiddly to make, seriously considering just getting a whole heap laser cut...

Luke.

Hey Luke you wouldn't believe how thick that thing is. It is at least a good 3/16" (4.76mm) thick and has a slight bending jog in the plate.

 

[dracothered]

Here it is on the new wheel that I will use.

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Hey Luke you wouldn't believe how thick that thing is. It is at least a good 3/16" (4.76mm) thick and has a slight bending jog in the plate.

Yeah, I would believe it!

Luke.