If I can recall correctly, they did a group buy with other family members on a bunch of mountain bikes (the Superia) and they rarely rode theirs. In particular, you should be aware that, even if you change every component on a mountain bike, the frame will still have mountain bike geometry. Geometry has a large effect on your riding position, bike handling and the overall huffy bikes “feel”, which seems to have been a factor in your enjoying the bikes on vacation. Regarding the bikes in the garage which needs brakes, seats, tires and possibly gears; those are not very expensive items. Tires are about twenty dollars; used seats in good condition can be had for a few dollars. As you can see, both age and height are important considerations.
My current bike is a Huffy Tremor 15 speed index shifting. It has been pretty good but I’m getting tired putting in work and still having people go past me and they’re not even pedaling as fast as me. Deal Town is an archive of the best email newsletters.
If you take off the components you mentioned, then essentially what you will have are a low-end out-of-date frame and wheels. If you can get the bikes back into working order huffy bikes without investing too much money, then I’d say just ride them and fix them until they die. If you’d like higher gear ratios, it is not expensive to swap a casette or freehub.
Bike wheels start small with one-size balance bikes for toddlers. Meanwhile, wheels that are 24 inches in diameter are considered the last step before moving up to adult models. Below is a bike size chart categorized by height, age and wheel size. Whenever I shelved the 1987 Free Spirit Pinnacle bike due to constant tire issues, my uncle was kind enough to give me his Huffy Superia.
Tires were a slight issue due to riding the bike on trails that are littered with debris and sharp objects that may cause frustration when they get lodged into your tire. While tires were a normal wear-and-tear thing (as the bike was ridden nearly daily over the span of time I had it, as long as the weather was good), the bike started having other issues. One of the first issues I had with this bike was a flat tire after my grandfather massively overinflated (and blew) a tire with his air compressor. Huffy bikes are generally quite low end bikes as well. You didn’t specify the age of the bikes, but it sounds like they’ve been sitting around unused for a while.