Huffy Bike Company Moving Dayton Headquarters Near Dayton Mall

We have internally reviewed the situation with Service staff. Learned that the consumer had returned the product to Target, but still had one of the defective wheels. Asked that he work with us to get the defective wheel sent to our office for examination, and we sent a gift card to consumer. (The consumer indicated he/she DID NOT accept the response from the business.) The company response is correct. However, not addressing the inappropriate 4 month wait for the part is not excusable.

My son has yet to ride this and I’m disappointed Huffy won’t honor the warranty even though Target is a authorized retailer. If you are looking for aesthetically pleasing cruiser bikes, then you can get one from Huffy. This bike brand has been around for a long time and is known for its traditional bike style and design for quality cruiser bicycles. You will get a variety of options for cruiser bikes for women, kids, and men. Huffy Cruiser bikes are quality and affordable bikes with cool features for both kids and adults.

Of all the bike companies, there is none so loathed as Huffy. The bane of all bike aficionados, mechanics, and unlucky owners who are lured by low price tags, Huffy epitomizes the lowest common denominator mass-produced, overseas-built plastic crap. The Good Vibation crams about as much as you can into a bike of this price range. The grips are made from rubber, and have an ergonomic design that makes them easier to hold on to for extended periods. The frame of the Men’s Classic is made from steel, like all good cruisers.

Instead, Huffy Corp. will join the crowd and have its bikes made in China, too. Explore skills and training, pay raises and promotions and management and culture. An hour’s drive to the south is Dayton, where the Wright Brothers ran a bicycle shop and set about proving that people could fly. One county over is Wapakoneta, the hometown of the man who made the most fantastic flight _ moonwalker Neil Armstrong. It was the biggest employer in Mercer County, where unemployment for now will jump from about 3 percent to around 9 percent, Stelzer said.

I purchased a bike from Target for my son and it arrived promptly. After it was assembled I noticed the front tire leaking air. I called huffy and they sent a new rim/tire/ & inter tube. I called today and the rep was extremely rude and advised that the bike was defective and only purchases from Huffy was covered under warranty. She advised that since Target chose to sell this bike then they can deal it.

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Statistics in the 1990s pointed to a fiercely competitive global market for bike manufacturers in the 21st century, auguring a continuation of the battle between and foreign competitors in the future. Between 1994 and 1998, comparable retail bike prices dropped 25 percent in the United States largely because of the wave of foreign imports, plunging ten percent in 1997 alone. In 1997 nearly 60 percent of the bikes purchased in the United States were produced by foreign manufacturers who incurred significantly lower production costs than U.S. manufacturers. To combat eroding profit margins, Huffy planned to further reduce costs and to eliminate excess production capacity, while developing a more competitive mix of domestic and non-domestic products. For Huffy to maintain its leadership in the industry during the 21st century, much depended on the company’s success in overcoming the challenges presented by its overseas competitors. With bike sales still accounting for 90 percent of the company’s sales, the need to diversify was as evident as ever.

By meeting the problem head-on, Huffman was able to help suppliers increase their own output and to raise production levels. For two years, the company was able to run two shifts a day without experiencing the traditional slowdown during the winter months. Is there a local Huffy bicycle sales location in or near Indianapolis, IN? Would like to see the options in person before I make a purchase. Huffy service team has arranged to send consumer a replacement unit. Huffy offers scooters, traditional bikes, balance bikes, battery operated ride-ons, and Green Machines for kids, as well as full line of Mountain Bikes, Gravel Bikes, Cruisers and Comfort Bikes for adults.

Earlier, Brunswick had shuttered its 350-employee Roadmaster plant in Delavan, Wis. Another unit of the company, Royce-Union, sells about 250,000 higher-end bikes under the RU and Royce brand names. That unit always has outsourced production, to the same plants in China, Taiwan and Mexico that will be making Huffy bikes. U.S. bikemaking jobs began moving across the Pacific Ocean more than a decade ago as economics and demographics forced the industry to rethink strategy.

In 1980 posted its fifth straight year of record earnings and announced plans to open a third plant in Ponca City, Oklahoma. However, despite its strong financial position, Huffy was not immune to the problems that most U.S. businesses experienced in the 1980s. In 1982 Harry A. Shaw III was named CEO and immediately embarked on the unpopular road to plant closings and layoffs. Shaw spearheaded the consolidation of all bike manufacturing operations into the Celina plant and sold the Automotive Products Division for cash. Huffy then invested more than $15 million in advanced robotics and new production equipment.