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Review on Hardtail Mountain Trail Bike By Huffy In 24", 26", And 27.5" Sizes by John Douglas

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Item arrived seemingly safely, but out of the box the front wheel/tire/tube are not functioning.

I received the bike this past Thursday and assembled without much issue, but when it came to adding air for a little test ride, the rear wheel/tire, no issues. The front tire wouldnt seat tight enough and caused the inner tube to rupture suddenly and catastrophically. I wasnt aware there was an issue, so I ordered a set of replacement inner tubes online since finding 26 x 2.40 proved difficult with Schrader valves nearby. The next day those arrived and I installed a new tube, I noticed the tire was a bit loose on the fitment, but didnt have anything to compare directly to on this model bike. Not knowing it would cause anything, I installed the tube carefully, and the problem repeated. I took the tire off, which again seemed too easy, and noticed the tube was failing in the same area, about 2 or 3 inches from the valve area. I looked for anything sharp in the inside, and did notice the rim spoke guard rubber trim was not seated well, but was exposing spokes on the other side of the rim so why would the tube fail on the opposite side. No matter, I adjusted the guard and ensured that there was nothing sharp that would fail the tube. After reinstalling the tube and tire, I inflated again to the labeled 40PSI (labelled 40 to 45PSI), and it sat again for a bit, while I checked some other bikes (on yet a different pressure gauge to ensure it was not being overinflated). About 3 minutes later, the tire came free from the wheel while sitting on the workbench with a very loud BANG! And now the 3rd tube was destroyed. I purchased yet another guage/inflator online just to be triple sure this is not a failure in my testing equipment, and this was the 3rd inflator used on the last test to confirm accurate inflation. All 3 inflations were with coordinated inflators that ensured there was not an issue in the pressure used. The tire is either too large to seat correctly, or the wheel is too small to seat correctly. Either way, I am out $20 dollars on tubes alone not including the one it shipped with, and purchasing new inflators to confirm the accuracy of the air fills. Not happy and my daughter is even less happy she has nothing to use for her Spring Break off school to enjoy while off. Hopefully Huffy sorts this issue out quickly.Update - After reaching out to Huffy on Saturday, Tuesday they shipped a replacement wheel, tire, and 2 inner tubes for the issues we encountered. Parts are in route, but glad that the manufacturer has supported the failures out of the box. Will update further if the part do not remedy the issue, but expected to resolve at this point. Updated from 2 stars to 4.

Pros
  • Durable
Cons
  • May not have proper tire clearance for larger, lower pressure tires

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