Russ Z.’s 1971 Murray Road

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Today’s old ten speed was sent in by Russ, owner of that sweet old Huffy Scout from a few months back. This time around it’s a custom 1971 Murray Road. Modifications include a TTMS, some sort of FNCish bull horn bars, and of course a SDGCS! Also pictured, Russ’s Huffy Scout with a new bar setup.
1971 Murray Road
1971 Murray Road1971 Murray Road

I have owned this old Murray steel frame bike since new…1971 to be exact. It was my faithful transportation while growing up in the then beautiful city of Miami, FL. Somehow, about 10 years ago, I “misplaced” it. A visit to my brothers house found it hanging in his garage next to its twin, which he bought at the same time. Home it came for a major overhaul which turned out to be mostly cosmetic as the paint was shot and decals worn off. The first picture is how it stands today, with the bull bars and original no fenders configuration. When I had gone through it the first time, it got all new bearings, tires, tubes, cables, brake pads, chain, gear cluster and pedals. ALL the chrome you see is the original stuff, including the “M.O.” stamped wheels. I like it much better without the fenders and with the new bars. I calculate this bike to have carried me at least 3000 miles in its 38 years of faithful service. Oh yes, I have the obligatory chushy gel seat !!! LOL!!!

Thanks again Russ

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  • Russ

    Cameron…the TTMS is not a modification…it is as built from Murray! And the bars haven’t been chopped, they were bought that way….just thought I’d clear that up…and the SDGCS has been added as well 🙂

    • http://oldtenspeedgallery.com The Ten-Speed Dreamer

      Russ,

      Thanks for the clarifications. That TTMS just looks like a lawsuit waiting to happen! Oh the good ol’ days! I wasn’t sure about those bars, they didn’t look like FNCs but they did have the drop I’m more familiar with in bull horns. Where did you get them? As for the SDGCS, I’ve seen so many of those things since starting this site, I’m beginning to think I need to try one out and see what I’ve been missing!

  • RUSS

    The bars installed on both bikes you see are Origin 8 Bull Horn bars…very light, very strong. About $19 from my LBS. Grips are Origin 8 Track grips, about $5 at the LBS. The Huffy Scout has the red set, the Murray will be getting a black set….they were on order. I could never understand the deal with top tube mounted shifters being dangerous….the top tube itself can be a killer….ever had a chain skip while standing up on the pedals???…..ouch!

  • Brandon

    Hey Russ, where did you get the replacement decals from, I am working on a 1985 Murray Pheonix Hi-Tech Roadbike and am in need of new decals but can’t seem to find a printer or a dealer that can match the original decals.
    Thanks

    • Russ

      The only decals that were on the bike originally were the “BMA” decal on the seat tube and the “Murray” red/white/blue foil type headbadge. I didn’t put either one back on….I’ve seen the “BMA” decals on a few sites and found a nice scan of the Murray headbadge decal on line but didn’t save the site addresses…..I kind of just left it naked. If your decals are complete, and you “have” to have original types, most graphic/decal businesses have portable scanners that can reproduce most decals in vinyl type replacements. Hope this helps.