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A Nod to the Man Who Changed It All [History of the Schwinn Sting Ray (bicycle): 1963-]
BikeMag.com ^
| November 19, 2013
| Vernon Felton
Posted on 11/18/2018 10:53:43 AM PST by ETL
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To: ifinnegan
Yep. I sure did. I ran that Grit paper route for about 4 years.
I think I ended up with a peak of about 130 subscribers at one point.
I thought I was in tall cotton those days...LOL
When I got a job as a stock boy at a local grocery store, I passed my paper route on to my younger brother.
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11/18/2018 11:44:51 AM PST
by
lgjhn23
(It's easy to be liberal when you're dumber than a box of rocks.)
To: All
From Sears (not sure of model)
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11/18/2018 11:45:30 AM PST
by
ETL
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To: ETL
Based on the product’s early year marketing pictures, I suppose at first these were marketed solely to boys. I wonder if a/the girls line was meant as a late-life kicker for the product. Or, perhaps they never made a sting ray specifically-girls version.
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posted on
11/18/2018 11:46:17 AM PST
by
C210N
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To: All
Murray "F3 Eliminator"
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posted on
11/18/2018 11:46:47 AM PST
by
ETL
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To: lgjhn23
And Now,,,,
You own a chain of Burger Joints!
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posted on
11/18/2018 11:47:27 AM PST
by
Big Red Badger
(Despised by the Despicable!)
To: All
Iverson "Dragstripper"
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posted on
11/18/2018 11:48:21 AM PST
by
ETL
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To: ETL
I had a Cheater Slick. Had a wide rear tire. Great for locking up and leaving marks till it wore down.
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posted on
11/18/2018 11:48:37 AM PST
by
HBAR223
To: C210N
They made the Lil Miss for girls.
It was a great bicycle also.
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posted on
11/18/2018 11:50:00 AM PST
by
ifinnegan
(Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
To: All
1974 Windsor "Vagabundo"
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11/18/2018 11:50:54 AM PST
by
ETL
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CCM "Marauder"
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11/18/2018 11:53:19 AM PST
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ETL
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To: Blurb2350
Yeah. Sting Rays were solid and durable bikes. You could jump over ramps and hills and do wheelies all day. They didn’t break. I’m talking the one speed via set brake bikes.
The stick shift ones were ludicrous.
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11/18/2018 11:53:24 AM PST
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ifinnegan
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To: caltaxed
The rich kid down the street (only kid) had an Apple Krate. He wore dress shirts and never tucked them in, but they never wrinkled. Had to paint my POS stingray with metal flake rattle cans. I get resentments thinking about it. Lol!
I used spray cans on mine. Came out nice, though.
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11/18/2018 11:56:21 AM PST
by
ETL
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To: rightwingcrazy
Sting Rays, Skateboards, Hula Hoops, Frisbees, Slip’n’slides, Super Balls. Helped keep me in the streets growing up.That was such a great time. Having mothers say "get out of the house and go play in the street".
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11/18/2018 11:57:39 AM PST
by
UCANSEE2
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To: All
Not sure what this one is...
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posted on
11/18/2018 11:57:55 AM PST
by
ETL
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To: ETL
Here was a Mattell bike.
It literally fell apart. My brother had one. I wad popping wheelies on it and the fork just fell out. These other brands were pretty cheap compared to Schwinn . Flash over substance.
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11/18/2018 11:58:04 AM PST
by
ifinnegan
(Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
To: Big Red Badger
“...And Now,,,,You own a chain of Burger Joints!....”
LMAO. Well, let’s just say I’m now retired...for the 3rd time...and leave it at that. But, I’ve done ok over the years. I attribute all of it to those early years in my life where I was instilled with a strong work ethic and was no stranger to a good azz whipping when I did bad.....LOL
These kids nowadays have no idea.....
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posted on
11/18/2018 11:59:09 AM PST
by
lgjhn23
(It's easy to be liberal when you're dumber than a box of rocks.)
To: ETL
A Cotton Picker! That would set off the SJWs these days!
"Schwinn wants to bring back slavery!"
To: lgjhn23
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posted on
11/18/2018 12:04:27 PM PST
by
UCANSEE2
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To: ifinnegan
Supercycle "Cougar" and "Wheelie"...
('Supercycle' apparently is/was a Canadian bicycle company)
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11/18/2018 12:05:18 PM PST
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ETL
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To: ifinnegan
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11/18/2018 12:06:23 PM PST
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ETL
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