Fort Collins-Walden 200: Riding a Double Century on a 1-Speed Huffy Cruiser

If you think getting around Aspen is difficult in your car, try living in Los Angeles. During the five years I lived in Santa Monica, an 8-square-mile beach town on L.A.’s west side, I think I put only about 1,000 miles on my car. “Hey,” I asked the cashier at the Shell station, “is there a bike shop in town?

In classic Body Glove style, the front handlebars feature wetsuit-inspired neoprene grips, a beverage holder, and a frame-integrated front basket. On the back of the bike, the rear rack has a surfboard-shaped topper. The padded spring seat adjusts easily to the right height, and the steel fenders keep you clean and dry as you ride.

She has been vandalized by homeless people and has taken a few spills on late-night rides home from the bars. It wasn’t nearly enough to wipe out the sleep debt from the night before, but at least the bed was more comfortable than the weeds. After that, I decided it was a good idea to let some air out of the front tire to obviate the risk of that one popping too. Whatever the case, my wish for a relaxed, sit-down lunch stop at the Shell Station was now shot to pieces. I would have to bust out the wrenches and Phillips screwdriver to disconnect the rear coaster brake and undo the rear axle due to the lack of quick releases.

In the event you wish to send a product back to us, you may return most unused items for a refund or exchange, minus shipping, within 90 days from the date of purchase unless noted below under exceptions and exclusions. 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. 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).

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I wanted to have the lowest possible rolling resistance for this ride, after all. This 24″ cruiser is comfortable to ride and has so many stylish features. While Huffy has been one of the big bike boys on the block for some time now, they are fairly new to the cruising community. Known mostly for city and mountain bikes, Huffy’s cruisers do not compromise comfort in any way.

You can fully design your ride to your liking with our one-of-a-kind accessory bundles. I took her up Independence Pass this week but she has just one gear and bogged down going uphill. 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. Beyond serving as a practical mode of transportation, Arianna has given me plenty of good times riding along the Pacific Ocean on the famous strand that stretches from Malibu to Manhattan Beach. Now she takes me on long rides along the Roaring Fork River on the Rio Grande Trail. She has a bit of rust on the fenders and the seat has cracked, but that was easily fixed with duct tape.

A password reset EMAIL will be sent to the email address you provided within 30 minutes. Please do not request a new password until that 30 minutes has passed.Please note, the link in the email will expire 24 hours after it was sent. If you need further assistance contact our  Customer Solutions Team . If you want to avoid saddle soreness on and during your ride, we have you covered. Arianna has held huffy trail runner 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.

But with so many different cruiser brands out there, which bike will give you your ideal ride? Thankfully, we have put together a handy-dandy sixthreezero bike review and Huffy beach cruiser review. Read the following sixthreezero vs. Huffy article to find out which cruiser is more suitable for your style and personal preferences. 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 huffy nighthawk tires acted as a second and third brake.