Ok, here is a challenge an maybe taboo / sacrilegious question...

As serious mountain bikers its almost taboo to "upgrade" "a Huffy"... LOL

But I picked up some novelty Star Wars Fat Tires over the holidays.  The brakes *STINK*!  The front has some horrible discs and the rear are GIANT V brakes!

Changing out the front calipers for some decent Avid BBs is a no brainer.

1. Anyone have some old Avid BB s the want to part with?

Secondly I want to get rid of the gianormis rear V levers and put some discs on it.  (Its an approximate 50lb bike.  I would like for whoever rides it to be able to stop!)  It has disc caliper mounts but here is the more difficult question and the root of this thread.  The rear hub has what looks like a standard 6 bolt through disc, with a "spacer" / adapter in between. (wheel hub > "spacer" > Disc) (all sandwich bolted though / together) (this is whats on the front.  trying to replicate to rear)

2. Any suggestions of where I could purchase / find that "spacer" / adapter? (spacer is about 15mm thick)

PS.  Please no flaming on the sacrilege / taboo of upgrading a huffy... LOL

pagan696 wrote on 12/28/15 at 10:17pm:


I was looking to do so off my phone, but recall its somewhat difficult to insert an image here without having a web facing image.  I will work on it tomorrow.  For simplistic purposes, I envision it should look like this off the bike:

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Simply bolts on one side to the hub.  Then disc bolts to it.  Or may be a though bolt from disc to hub.  (haven't disassembled it yet.) (trying to do some research first.

Trying to find a rim mfg name too, but being huffy, may be proprietary?

Ill try to get some measurement off it tomorrow too.

I have a some parts that could help get you converted to a disc setup.

No BB7s, but if you want to stay with mechanical calipers, I have a set of Tektro Novela calipers and discs you could have, free. I don't have levers for them, as i scavenged them to upgrade a Mongoose for a friend. They aren't great and tend to be noisy, but they work.

If you want to go hydraulic, I have a set of Shimano Alivio M445s complete lever/hose/caliper assemblies, freshly bled with recent resin pads, plus an IS to 160mm post mount adapter for rear. Would sell set for $50. 

Also have a set of new, never used Avid G3 160mm rotors, plus 12 disc bolts. Would take $25 for the pair. 

Need to see pictures of your rear hub/spacer/disc setup to fully understand what you're working with.

The back.

Assuming the spacer material is aluminum, as a magnet wont stick to it.

I would imagine that "most" of these wide fat tire bikes use a std mfg.  Cant think a lot of mfgs are putting these out.  Aside from taring the tire off, anyone already do that and know of the mfg?

BudLeach wrote on 01/02/16 at 12:05am:

Yes, and still looking for these 3 things:

1. Anyone have some old Avid BB s the want to part with?
2. Any suggestions of where I could purchase / find that "spacer" / adapter? (spacer is about 15mm thick)
3. Anyone know what "grade" of bolt strength is used with discs?


BudLeach wrote on 01/02/16 at 12:05am:

I am not really "wanting" to get creative.  We are talking brakes here... ;]  Really trying to find a source to get the right pieces.  Im sure I am probably the only one out there trying to "upgrade a huffy", but taking a shot, someone else out there was bored or doing something like you did for your friend...

Sir Chico Demonte III wrote on 01/02/16 at 5:40pm:


Thanks for the find, but for $27 each = $81 + S&H!  
(I could almost buy another whole huffy and throw everything out and keep the wheel!) lol 

(Sadly enough thats starting to look like an option...) 
(Looks like that Triax & Mongoose brand might use the same rim MFG.)