Marc B’s Huffy Stalker

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Today’s OTS comes to us courtesy of Marc B in Tampa, Florida.  I love this bike!  I from the second I saw it, I couldn’t get this out of my head. Uncanny resemblance don’t you think?

Here are some photos of my huffy stalker. I have owned this bike for some twenty plus years now. It has gone through many incarnations. This model was originally a road going ten speed, but when the mountain bike craze hit, huffy threw some 26″ wheels and knobbies on it and called it a mountain bike. (It has a 53 tooth chain ring on it). I have it set-up as a ‘cross style beater. I believe this bike was produced in the mid to late eighties. Hope you like it.

Thanks Marc

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  • http://hughsbicycle.blogspot.com Hugh

    I would call that style (bike) a “Road Warrior” Are those brake-levers off an old Schwinn?

    • Marc B

      yes, they are N.O.S. wiemanns purchased off ebay.

  • Marc B

    U.A.V.
    urban assault vehicle.

    • Cameron

      The only assault going on here is to my eyes!!!! 🙂

      • Marc B

        ouch!

    • Cameron

      I kid, I kid.

  • http://www.wrn.com Bob H.

    The combination of knobbies and road style drop bars is super bad!

  • Marc B

    got the idea from some guys that were sticking road bars on straight-up mountian bikes and calling them “mega crossers” or “super crossers”. not the fastest way around town, but it does look cool.

  • http://hughsbicycle.blogspot.com Hugh

    “Super Bad” isn`t that a James Brown song?

  • James M

    Looks like something Lieutenant Dangle from
    Reno 911 would ride.

  • edh

    I was thinking of throwing drops on my old Huffy mountain bike, and now I know it will look awesome!

  • Mark Lapakko

    The original quality Bridgestone mountain bkes did come with road bars. I’ve set up my XO-5 B-stone hybrid with road bars and bar end shifts. 38x700cm tires for combo gravel and paved road touring.

    • Cameron

      Mark, This reminds me of a bike that GT made circa 1990, when I got my first “Bike Shop Bike”, I picked up a GT catalog that had had two models that were essentially hybrids. One model, however, had drops with 700c knobbies, but not a cyclocross bike. Very cool nonetheless. Especially to 14 year old dreaming of being a road racer but stuck with 3 miles of dirt road between him and the nearest pavement.

  • Marc B

    this bike was my daily rider for years. i have picked-up nicer bikes since, and stripped this bike down robbing all the new parts that i have hung on it over the years. i was tripping over the sad, pathetic bare frame in my garage and it’s future was uncertain. on a whim, i went through my spare parts bin and built this up just to sell it off on Craig’s list. when i was done, i could not bare to sell it. (probably why i have so many bikes getting in my way all the time). anyway, i am glad most of you like it. i was afraid it would not fit in on the site.