Huffy Stone Mountain

40 reasons not to buy

• Huffy’s Stone Mountain regularly arrived missing vital parts including: seats, seatposts, seat collars, derailleurs, derailleur guards, chain links, wheel bolts, assembly tools, stems (stems were missing a wedge or binder bolts, brakes were missing tension screws) and most common of all... pedals. Buyers reported large gaps in the bike box while loose parts roamed free.

• Owners, especially children, found the Stone Mountain’s twist-shifter very tight and hard to wrench into first gear.

• The Stone Mountain’s paint is very thin. Owners reported it peeling off to expose bare steel, after removing a barcode sticker.

• Many riders report that the Stone Mountain’s handlebars won’t stay in place after repeated tightening. Children and adults fell off the bike as a result.

• A large number of Stone Mountain buyers found the bike’s saddle to be hard and uncomfortable.

• Huffy’s generic instruction manual is vague, unhelpful and not specific to the Stone Mountain.

• Owners said the Stone Mountain’s suspension fork is just for show and does not function.

• Stone Mountain riders found the bike’s kickstand to be very stiff and hard to move.

• Numerous owners got their seatpole trapped in the Stone Mountain’s seat-tube once lowered.

• At 31 to 38 lb, the Stone Mountain is significantly heavier than other bikes in this hybrid style.

• The Stone Mountain often arrived with untrue wheels. One buyer was left waiting for a replacement from Huffy that had not arrived after two months.

• Owners found the Stone Mountain’s saddle very difficult to tighten.

• Suspension forks sometimes arrived bent, despite ample packaging on the Stone Mountain.

• The Stone Mountain’s chainguard broke easily.

• Parts on the Stone Mountain were often overtightened, including hubs that slowed the bike, headsets that steered stiffly and bottom brackets so tight that cranks wouldn’t turn freely.

• The Stone Mountain’s crank arms bent easily, sometimes shortly after commencing riding.

• The Stone Mountain’s pedals were flimsy, snapping and bending easily.

• Tires are thin on the Stone Mountain, puncturing easily.

• Buyers said that the Stone Mountain was not sturdy.

• Riders of the Stone Mountain felt unsafe as the bike creaked and groaned beneath them.

• The Stone Mountain’s gears often grinded or didn’t work without professional attention.

• Brake levers snapped off on the Stone Mountain, sometimes on the first day of use.

• Multiple seat-tubes were bent on new Stone Mountains, making it impossible to insert a seatpole.

• The Stone Mountain’s gears often require constant adjustment.

• It was common to hear buyers say that the thrifty Stone Mountain was overpriced.

• Paint faded over a few months, even when the Stone Mountain was kept in a garage.

• A number of buyers received the wrong size bike, with 24” instead of 26” wheels.

• Seats snapped off the Stone Mountain’s seatpole, for at least three buyers.

• After a few miles on the Stone Mountain the crank assembly collapsed, spilling bearings.

• The Stone Mountain often arrived with multiple scratches and dings.

• Bearings, hubs, cranks and headsets arrived dry on the Stone Mountain, requiring grease.

• The Stone Mountain could arrive with an incorrect water bottle holder.

• Buyers were not granted a return policy after one month’s use and warranties were not fulfilled.

• Owners and mechanics stressed that, while marketed as an off-road bike, the Stone Mountain is not a mountain bike as parts easily fail when the bike is ridden on flat pavement.

• Derailleurs snapped off early, sometimes on the first ride of the Stone Mountain.

• For one owner, cogs in the Stone Mountain’s rear cassette separated after 10 miles use.

• Multiple buyers received their Stone Mountain with a bent frame.

• Huffy often failed to send out correct replacement parts or any replacement parts at all.

• The Stone Mountain’s tubes sometimes pop halfway through inflation.

• The Stone Mountain’s thin tires wore through after two months casual use.