Mahan’s Coast King Regent

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Sorry for the down-time the past 24 hours, and sorry for the slow posting. I hope that my “bringin’ crappy back” with this Coast King Regent sent in by Mahan E will begin to make up for it.

Coast King Regent ...15speed....sssshhhh

Coast King chevron head badgeStem-mounted and proudSunTour FDSunTour

Mahan E. from Lexington, KY. This is my second submission and I know it is a 15 speed but it embodies the old-crappiness/vintage joy that the bikes on this site bring me… It is a late ’70s Coast King, the only “Coast King” I have ever come across. As far as I can tell, Coast King simply means “rebranded Huffy”, all signs point to Huffy make and then the now defunct Coast to Coast department stores slapped their name on it and sold it in their stores. The majority of the information on Coast King bikes floating around the internet is about a recall on some of them in the early ’80s… A friend picked it up for me for next to nothing at a yard sale in the neighborhood. It’s a decent bike for getting around the neighborhood; I have removed the mud-flaps to put on my Schwinn 10 speed that was up on the site back in the spring. God bless old bikes and God bless the OTSG.

Thanks again Mahan

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  • Gladenorth02

    I have a 1976 Bi-Centenial Coast to caost 10 Speed bike, it is red, white, and blue….It could be up for sale if interested let me know….

  • zac clements

    I have the same coast king

  • Comc

    My gf just bought the same bike, only ladies step thru version. Weighs a ton but is a smooth ride. Sun tour derailers shift nicely.

  • Stacy

    I am an avid cyclist and was recently expressing to my father that I wish I had my road bike I bought in jr. High with my babysitting money. This last weekend I went home for a visit and he led me directly to my old regent. I had no idea they still had it. Except for the tires, she is in pristine condition. Super excited and can’t wait to get her tuned up! Definitely the heaviest of all my bikes.