A Nod to the Man Who Changed It All [History of the Schwinn Sting Ray (bicycle): 1963-]

BikeMag.com ^ | November 19, 2013 | Vernon Felton

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I had the Western Auto version.

Nice! Love the wheelie wheel in back.

Western Auto 2 + 1 "Buzz" wheelie bike

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Didn't know about this one until I came across it yesterday.

The "Fritz Fifty" special 50th anniversary edition.

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"1971 Sears Screamer 1. Built By Murray"

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[1Old Pro]

Nice bike, I was happy to move on to the Schwinn Collegiant.

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Nice bike...

Which one, Schwinn Stingrays in general?

[1Old Pro]

The first photo is what I was familiar with.

[Daffynition]

It’s a fun show; especially if you’re like me and have a fondness for old stuff/junque.

[wardaddy]

My dad refused to get me one for years....claimed they were for the handicapped

Then I got one around aged 11 and a guy dressed in a genuine sailor suit stole it at Halloween

I saw him ten years later when I was at Ole Miss and he was at law schoo and confronted him in front of his girl friend

At least I got an affair with a law school coed out of the deal ten years after...y’all saw what I did there right

He lied and denied

But she knew him and knew he was lying

A week or so later I saw her at a bar....Ole Miss no shortage of clubs ...anyhow she was sweet

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Yes, I used to watch it when I had cable. But like with most of these so-called “reality” shows, I suspect there’s a good deal of “fudging” going on. ie, spicing up of the various stories to make it more entertaining for viewers.

What I liked even more were the hot rod and chopper motorcycle restoration shows. Gas Monkeys, Orange County Choppers, etc.

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Lol! You ended up dating the thief’s girlfriend 10 years later?

[US_MilitaryRules]

Hated the Krate’s. Had 2 Sting-Ray’s. Yellow and took the banana seat off and put a single seat on. Those handle bars were the best ever but they kept breaking/bending from the big jumps we used to go off.

[wardaddy]

Memphis weekends baby....I was 19 or so she was about four years older

It was fun to be me back then

Girls kinda fell outta the sky

Like in Animal House

[Yaelle]

“Saw what you did there”

Reminds me of one time in a movie theater in gangville Long Beach when two homies get into a huge fight mid showing. I was scared guns were gonna go off but they were just yelling. And the one guy kept responding, “I’ll f*** your b****! I’ll f*** your b****!” Referring no doubt to the lovely young lady beside the other gentleman.

[Daffynition]

It’s true. But if you take it with a grain of salt, the fact that all these shows are choreographed, there’s still a nugget to learn something.

Orange County is such a pretty part of NY state. That fam is cray-cray.