Murray bike

[Eclipse]

I've found this bike last fall. It's not super fresh but I guess winter kept it in the cold.
It's a 80's Murray Bio Tech. Apparently they are cheap bikes that were sold to Wal Mart and such. I think it looks weird.

 

[duncan]

There are some pretty neat parts on it. Very retro looking. Cool find for sure!

 

[Henry morgan]

barefoot pedals

 

[roadmaster]

Looks like a great source for spare parts, maybe to build a multispeed cruiser. I have a similar 83' Huffy Sequoia that is going to be parted out, along with the new aluminum wheels from a 2011 Next and it's suspension fork to rebuild my 83' Columbia Clipper as a mountain or trail bike. And yeah, department stores sold the snot out of these.

 

[54shadow]

This bike would fit right into a "TRON" movie. I like it!

 

[kngtmat]

I was going to just look right now without signing in but that is a cool Murray find.

 

[Eclipse]

Thanks guys! Apparently those pedal are dangerous. Easy to slip out of.

 

[clerkkent]

put white tires and a white seat on it. Add a red siren. Wear a stethoscope and ride around calling yourself the 'bike doctor'. done.

 

[Eclipse]

put white tires and a white seat on it. Add a red siren. Wear a stethoscope and ride around calling yourself the 'bike doctor'. done.

That's a clever idea. I might do that!

 

[deorman]

Everything but levers and frame for a "klunker" build. :wink: (Those plastic levers are horrible) The wheels on those slide right in to a coaster frame.

 

[Outlaw90]

80's Murray MT bikes and Bmx are so cool. ive always been drawn to the cheap brand bikes lol

 

[Lowe Beau]

Oddly enough I’ve been researching this bike because I have one. Toss up on hybridization with another. Is it a mountain, touring, or (as stated on the frame) a fitness bike? I was under the impression that ten speeds with flat bars were the true fitness bike (or at least that’s what they nicknamed them on the Florida Panhandle)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitness_bicycle

 

[Lowe Beau]

Oddly enough I’ve been researching this bike because I have one. Toss up on hybridization with another. Is it a mountain, touring, or (as stated on the frame) a fitness bike? I was under the impression that ten speeds with flat bars were the true fitness bike (or at least that’s what they nicknamed them on the Florida Panhandle)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitness_bicycle

Here’s a better article…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_bar_road_bike

 

[Lowe Beau]

Of course my vernacular of “ten speeds” was meant to be synonymous with drop bar road bikes. I’m from a certain era…..