[Attention Surplus Disorder]

I remember when those came out. I was in elementary school. Before then you had English 3-speeds and one-speed boys or girls Schwinns that were of some intermediate size with only difference the paint color. I had a red one, I think it was called a Tornado. Didn’t have the tins in between the top and intermediate bars. In a year, it seemed practically every kid on the planet had one of those Sting Rays.

“If my customers are busting their asses to modify my product, wouldn’t it just be easier if I sold them what they wanted?”

You cannot fault the logic.

[ETL]

“If my customers are busting their asses to modify my product, wouldn’t it just be easier if I sold them what they wanted?”

You cannot fault the logic.

Yes, but there's nothing like a well-done *unique* custom.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

My Dad bought me a red 26 inch Schwinn coaster brake bike with the tank around 1960 or 1961. That thing WAS a TANK. I asked for an "English" 3-speed but that was denied as "too fragile." Having a single speed was torture - not geared low enough for going up hills and too high for blasting down hills. I remember thinking at the time the Stingray was introduced "what a dumb bike -- you can't use it for anything." Never did have (or want) one.