James’ Old Huffy Scout
Today’s Gallery entry is another great one from James. This time it is a nicely preserved, mid-70s Huffy Scout.
I just picked up this Huffy Scout last weekend at a garage sale. It looked like it had been sitting in a barn for a good part of its life. With a washing and a new set of tires it was ready to ride, and was it fun taking it out for a spin. The bike shifted well, with the Shimano GTO Thunder Bird in the Front and Shimano Eagle. I hope to have more finds like this.
Thanks James
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Tags: Drops, FRF, Huffy, Mens, Pie Plate, Scout, SMR, SMS, Yellow
Hey James, the bike is pretty, I was actually looking at one just like this on Craigslist. Would you say that it is a relatively light weight bike? Thanks.
Thanks Ryan,
The Scout is actually the heaviest bike I own, so I would definitely not call it light weight. I still really enjoy it though for short rides through town.
thanks for your help James. I think your input helped me make a better decision.
I just found one of these for free on someones front lawn. How much was it listed for on Craigslist?
What a nice bike. I wish I could find one for myself. Thanks for the post!
that is honestly the most beautiful ten speed I have ever seen. Look at those cranks and fenders. you my friend have been smiled upon by the old ten speed gods of providence.
just got a very similar bike a huffy 685 from my dad yours looks better than mine but i will say that my bike is lighter than my recent schwinn avenue which is an aluminum frame but all things tend to be relative bikewise
Hello. I found a bike just like the “Huffy Scout” pictured here under a blanket in a basement. The lady said it hasn’t been riden in 35 years. Everything is original including the seat. Only the color of the paint is different. The color of this bike is the color of the word “SCOUT” with a lighter color for the word “SCOUT”. I don’t think its been riden more than 10 times. My questions are, if you can help me, #1 How much is the bike worth? #2 How much will it cost me to restore and 3) I would like to ride this bike but it I restored it, is it worth riding? If the bike is only worth several hundreds of dollars, I’ll ride it. If it’s worth several thousand, then I would like to sell it. I can get a picture of it if that helps.
Thank You
James Ingram
Hi James,
My 2¢:
1. It’s great to hear there are other Scouts like this out there. This is one of my most favorite 10speeds to this day.
2. I would encourage you not to worry about the value of this bike. For a couple of reasons: It’s not worth thousands and it’s not worth several hundreds.:) Depending on your location or if you found the right person, you could get a couple hundred for it. (I personally would give $200 plus for the scout pictured here, but is it worth $200? Perhaps it’s worth more.)
3. It shouldn’t cost you very much at all to restore it. If it has been stored in a basement for it’s entire life, and it really hasn’t been ridden much you could probably getaway with tires, tubes and maybe new cables and/or brake pads. Depending on the conditions in the basement, it might not need anything like that. If you did the work yourself, you could replace all of the about mentioned for around ~$30. If you had the work done, it would be ~$60-$200.
4. As I said in item 2, don’t worry about the value. Especially if you intend to ride it. It is worth riding. I wouldn’t recommend it for a trans-continental tour, but I think it would be a great ride for tooling around town or out on a bikepath.
5. Please fix it up and send us some pictures to enjoy.
Thanks for reading.
Cameron
Thanks for the info Ten-speed. I had asked a friend who is into bikes and he didn’t think I had found a long lost gem but he did seem interested in the seat. With your info you gave me I think just tool around town on it. I was looking for something to ride with my wife when this came up. I’ll get a picture of it as it is now and I’ll take one when it’s restored. Once again, Thank you for the info.
James
looks clean! I just bought one of these at a flea market. it was dirty and rusted so im currently stripping it down and im gonna get all new parts and repaint it.
James–Any chance you would part with your Scout? I had one very similair to this (had some upright h-bars put on, bad back) and it was stolen from my yard last night! Looking everywhere for a replacement.
I just found a Women’s Huffy Scout Bike. The frame and gears seems to be in good condition. It will need tires. Look’s nice. If you would like to see a photo email me at chokureiseiheki@hotmail.com
My treasured Huffy Scout bicycle was stolen from me in 1976. Back then, my parents saved their money for months to buy me my first 10 speed bike. I was devastated. I have never had another bike like it and have been looking for one for years. The photo you have posted here brings back many fond memories. If you ever want to part with it James, I would pay just about anything for it.