She has held up well, even through the cold winter months. She has a bit of rust on the fenders and the seat has cracked, but that was easily fixed with duct tape. If you want to avoid saddle soreness on and during your ride, we have you covered. You’ll be back to enjoying your bike in no time at all.
If the tire pressure is too high, the tires unseat from the wheels, allowing the tube to escape and pop like a balloon. So the night before I inflated the tires right up to what I thought was the “safe threshold,” which experience told me was 40 PSI on this bike (still 15 PSI under the maximum pressure labeled on the sidewalls). I wanted to have the lowest possible rolling resistance for this ride, after all.
A ship’s wheel design is featured on the chain wheel, while a wood-grain finish is used on the chainguard, rack and other areas of the cruiser. Make your daily commute more exciting with the Huffy Women’s Deluxe 26 in Cruiser Bike. The durable Perfect Fit steel frame comes with a rear rack and a front basket to carry your essentials, while the 26-inch x 2.35-inch tires and steel rims supply a smooth ride. The cruiser-style handlebars and padded spring saddle seat add comfort along the journey. I’ve experienced this before, a result of over-inflating the Huffy’s tires. The rims on this bike were not exactly machined to military precision and don’t seem to “grab” onto the tires’ wire beads very securely.
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It was still a pleasant ride, though, especially considering how the serious road bikers stared as they passed me on their expensive bikes in their ridiculous clothes. Arianna has held up remarkably over the years, especially considering the abuse I have subjected her to. She has been left for days in the rain, sleet and snow in both California and Aspen. She has been vandalized by homeless people and has taken a few spills on late-night rides home from the bars. It was a particular relief to make it out of the Poudre Canyon shortly after the last remnants of daylight disappeared. I was now less than a half-marathon away and could feasibly jog back home were an ill-fated mishap happen to the iron steed now, like another tire explosion.
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credit for the amount of the item at the time of purchase. There were much more cars on the road in the afternoon than during the wee hours of the day. A funny thing was that motorcyclists kept waving as I was crawling back up the pass. This has never happened to me before when I was not riding a motorcycle.
Indeed, there seemed to be plenty of blue sky ahead and to the south. “Hey,” I asked the cashier at the Shell station, “is there a bike shop in town? ” The hope was I might be able to pick up another tube huffy cruiser bike before heading back to Fort Collins. It seems, however, that the sun-baked asphalt and 95-degree temperatures in Walden were enough to increase the tire pressure just enough to cause the tire explosion.
After making a stop at Gould to resupply with water and buy a can of Coke and mini-donuts—the ultimate anti-bonking combo—it was smooth sailing down to Walden. This was because all the aerodynamic drag from the upright cruiser position and rolling resistance from the bike’s beach tires acted as a second and third brake. If you’re looking for a cruiser that doesn’t sacrifice form for function, then a sixthreezero bike is perfect for you.
I should have brought at least two spares to have a higher margin of safety. Good-looking, one-speed cruiser is super fun and comfortable to ride. Only two blocks away from Walden’s Shell gas station—the official turnaround point of the ride—I rode by three guys having a chit chat in front of someone’s garage when there was a loud bang. It sounded like a gunshot but I instantly realized exactly what it was when it happened. My butt knew from the way the rear of the bicycle was squirming around.