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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: bigbob
Thanks. I’d only known of the lil miss because my sister had one.
Got it in kindergarten.
Didn’t know of the Fair Lady (or had forgot) until today.
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11/18/2018 12:57:43 PM PST
by
ifinnegan
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To: ETL
Even the shifter (post 76) is standing at attention.
To: Fightin Whitey
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posted on
11/18/2018 1:02:13 PM PST
by
ETL
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posted on
11/18/2018 1:04:11 PM PST
by
ETL
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To: ETL
zi loved the fact that the factory slick screamed like a skidding car when you locked it up.
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11/18/2018 1:06:04 PM PST
by
TalBlack
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To: C210N; ifinnegan; All
This site is a great source on vintage Schwinn bikes...
The Schwinn Fair Lady
The original Schwinn Fair Lady was made between 1964 to 1985. This page provides year by year images and information quoted from Schwinn catalogs.
You can’t help but smile seeing the old styles of clothing.
Here is how Schwinn described the Fair Lady bicycle...
https://bikehistory.org/bikes/fairlady/
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Home page:
https://bikehistory.org/bikes/
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posted on
11/18/2018 1:09:54 PM PST
by
ETL
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To: All
From the site I just recommended...
The Krates took over the bike world in 1968.
They were without question the coolest bike on the block. Schwinn Krates were made between 1968 and 1973.
The first year they came out with just three: The Orange Krate, Apple Krate and the Lemon Peeler.
Due to their enourmous success, more models were introduced and some amazing accessories were added every year.
Scroll down to see how Schwinn represented these bikes in their catalogs for each year [See link below].
https://bikehistory.org/bikes/krates/
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posted on
11/18/2018 1:12:07 PM PST
by
ETL
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To: ETL
Fantastic source. Thanks.
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posted on
11/18/2018 1:13:20 PM PST
by
ifinnegan
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11/18/2018 1:15:56 PM PST
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ETL
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posted on
11/18/2018 1:17:28 PM PST
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ETL
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To: ETL
We were too poor for a Schwinn, so I had a one speed Murray.
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posted on
11/18/2018 1:17:31 PM PST
by
2ndDivisionVet
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To: ifinnegan
A buddy of mine’s father-in-law made a living in Pennsylvania selling Grit subscriptions
and retired to Florida in the ‘70s.
Charlie is going to celebrate his 90th next spring with a trip back to seesee all his old friends!
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posted on
11/18/2018 1:19:57 PM PST
by
skepsel
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Schwinn "Patriot Peeler"?
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posted on
11/18/2018 1:20:42 PM PST
by
ETL
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Like this one?
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posted on
11/18/2018 1:22:10 PM PST
by
ETL
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To: skepsel
Er, Charlie retired in his 70s, lol.
Still has a full head of hair and his teeth.
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posted on
11/18/2018 1:23:01 PM PST
by
skepsel
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To: ETL
Take a lotta banana to seat them there wild gals!
To: All
Schwinn "Patriot Peeler"?
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posted on
11/18/2018 1:24:47 PM PST
by
ETL
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To: ETL
Nope, just a simple one speed with no shifter.
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posted on
11/18/2018 1:25:57 PM PST
by
2ndDivisionVet
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To: All
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posted on
11/18/2018 1:27:39 PM PST
by
ETL
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To: ETL
I’m surprised no one has mentioned the convergence of the Sting Ray bike and Evel Knievel. We jumped our bikes (or often, failed to with spectacular results) off of ramps we built all the time, inspired by Evel Knievel. Every kid I knew used their Sting Rays or Sting Ray lookalikes to pretend to be Evel.
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11/18/2018 1:28:30 PM PST
by
noiseman
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