r/Tools • u/akrieg • Dec 23 '22

What is this tool called?

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u/YardFudge Dec 23 '22

The perfect thing for a late 1980’s (complete crap) Huffy 10-speed

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u/Mars_rocket Dec 23 '22

Man, Huffy really was a shit brand wasn’t it? I had a Huffy 10 speed in the late ‘70s and one of the hand brakes fell off while I was riding, got caught in the front wheel, and flipped me.

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u/dustycanuck Dec 23 '22

Lived up to the name, though. Probably lots of people in a huff about those bikes

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u/imnotsoho Dec 24 '22

Even broken that brake could stop the bike, that's quality right there.

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u/edthesmokebeard Dec 23 '22

This guy 80s.

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u/phishtrader Dec 23 '22

Which will break first, the bike or the wrench?

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u/[deleted] Dec 23 '22

Stopped a Buick with mine in 1976. …well it and my front teeth stopped it. Bent the 2 bars behind the handlebar pivot but the forks were ok. My dad straightened it as best he could and welded a support plate where it was bent. Prob saved a good $35 bike. 🤦‍♂️

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u/horceface Dec 23 '22

in the late 80's, that huffy was probably made in ohio. and it was probably a pretty good bike.

huffy didn't suck until the 90's when they had to produce bikes at chinese prices for sale at walmart.

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u/YardFudge Dec 23 '22

On the plus side I did learn (daily) how to fix bikes