I am in the process of building a Huff Berry and have a couple of questions: I got the bike for free it is a few years old I think with zero miles on it. It is the blue and cream version with painted wheels. The frame and wheels are steel. I am not sure of what kind of problems I will run into with this build. The engine is on order and should be here in a day or two (stinger sd).
Is the coaster brake arm going to be a problem? Is a front disk brake a realistic idea? Or will the caliper type work as well? The rims are painted will that effect braking if I use a rim grip caliper. There is no front brake on the bike, do I need one? My thought is I do.
The bike was rusty I used navel jelly to de-rust it. It cleaned up pretty well. I got a cable driven speedometer, center stand and lay back seat post from Amazon.com I am going for a vintage look. This is my second bike build and do have experience in fabrication and machine building. This is a cheap bike and I usually do not like cheap equipment. I read all sorts of good and bad stuff about the Huffy Cranbrook. It really doesn't look like a "bad" bike I have not ridden it at all.
Is the coaster brake arm going to be a problem? Is a front disk brake a realistic idea? Or will the caliper type work as well? The rims are painted will that effect braking if I use a rim grip caliper. There is no front brake on the bike, do I need one? My thought is I do.
The bike was rusty I used navel jelly to de-rust it. It cleaned up pretty well. I got a cable driven speedometer, center stand and lay back seat post from Amazon.com I am going for a vintage look. This is my second bike build and do have experience in fabrication and machine building. This is a cheap bike and I usually do not like cheap equipment. I read all sorts of good and bad stuff about the Huffy Cranbrook. It really doesn't look like a "bad" bike I have not ridden it at all.