Huffy Huffy Bicycle Company huffy Hardtail Mountain Trail Bike

This review is for the Huffy Hardtail Mountain Trail Bike - 26 inch wheels/20 inch frame, Gloss Nickel.I was not much of a biker and have not rode a bike in ten years. When looking for a "bike", was not sure what to get or what to look for when purchasing online (i.e. can't try it out before purchasing). I picked this model mainly because of the low cost ($275.00) and good reviews. Next, I was not even sure how to pick the frame size or wheel size. After some internet reading, the 20-inch frame size was the best option for my 5'10 height and chose the 26-inch wheel size (seemed proportional to the 20-inch frame). My main objective was "joy" riding and not really doing any biking on mountains or off-road biking.The bike came in new - very little assembly. Only had to install the front tire and the handle bar assembly. The packaging include a multi-purpose tool (wrench) and hex wrenches to assembly the bike.Once the bike was assembled, I had two issues:1. The rubber brake pads were slightly rubbing against the rim. I had to play around with it a bit to adjust the brakes. Was able to adjust them where they were perfect.2. Now, the hard part. The front derailleur was not working correctly. I could not shift into some of the gears and could also hear slight clicking/tapping when peddling. Very long story short, I had to watch many videos on YouTube on how to adjust the derailleur (i.e. low/high limits, cable tension..etc). Also, without a bike stand to hold up the bike, this becomes a tedious effort. For those of you who have had to do this, you know the pain. So, after many many hours of adjusting the limits and cable tension, got it to where it is 99% better when using the gear shifters (from and back).The bike size fits me perfect. No issues with comfort in riding. I can easily adjust the seat height and handle bars for a better fit.Overall, this is a decent mountain bike for what I need it for. Not looking for anything special. I do enjoy riding it and happy with the purchase. If you are looking for a bike for cruising or joy riding, then a mountain bike is not for you. (mainly because of the treads on the wheels).Couple items to know about:1. Change out the bike seat ASAP. Too hard and causes pain/rash within 15min of riding.2. If you remove the front derailleur tension cable, make sure you put it back on the correct way or else the gear lever will not work. It will feel tight and you will not be able to shift any gear. I learned this the hard way after I spent about three hours trying to figure out why I could not shift the gear lever. Finally, I realized my very simple mistake. When you wrap the tension cable around the locking nut, you need to loop it in a clockwise motion, not counter clockwise. - lesson learned. (see attached picture).

This bike was a gift for our 13 year-old grandson. Our son-in-law put it together in less than an hour. The only issue was with the water bottle holder so it was left off. Our grandson has been riding the bike on roads, mostly. It has only been 2 months but the bike has held up well. The reason for 4 stars is simply because it has only been 2 months with limited use.

Great bike for the price! Performs well and nice looking too!

Pedal plastic cracked after a single 3mile weekend family bike ride. Next ride seat stopped holding its position even though tightened to extents the ridges that normally hold it together are now stripped. While this is a budget bike It shouldn't fall apart just riding around the neighborhood, at this point it doesn't have all the functioning parts left to call it a bike.

I got this bike for Christmas, I'm putting together and the bracket for the front brake is welded in the wrong place! The wheel can not fit in the front fork even with the brakes released.... Luckily their customer support is off for the holidays 2 days before Christmas... When everyone is assembling bikes.. I'm a mechanical engineer, and this thing is garbage, I would not recommend it.

Don't expect it to compete with the $3,000 bikes from the bike stores. It's heavy but seems to be strong. So far I'm very happy with it. The welds are beautiful. Adjusting the brakes was a little tedious. I was having trouble getting them centered so they didn't rub on one side of the wheel or the other. I eventually got them after adjusting them, riding it for a while, adjusting again, riding, adjusting....

It has a steering column that needs the handle bars attached to be intact. Mine came with the handle bars off. Balls from the bearings were falling out of the races and two were never found. One was found, and if I was not familiar with ball bearings, I would never have been able to put the ball back into the race. I suggest that the handle bars should be attached but turned to the side for shipping.On the little screws that hold the spokes straight, the assembler let his screw driver slip and it caused a sharp edge on top of the screw. This sharp edge cut the tube and I had to request a new one from Huffy as it would not hold air.I know this bike is from a good company and designed well. But the Chinese put their normal sub-marginal effort into manufacturing the parts with sub-standard metals. I reference the soft metal used in the spoke screws. People living under tyranny usually can screw up manufacturing something as simple as a hammer.

es ligera, rápida y fácil de armar excelente para mi hijo

La bicicleta se ve de excelente calidad. El ensamblaje no es complicado, pero, ¡faltó el poste del asiento! Deshice la caja, busqué por todos lados, y no está. Amazon, déjenme saber qué se hace en estos casos...