Remembering the Sting-Ray Bike (1963-1982)

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1. A lot of these were still being used by poor kids during the 80's and early 90's. You'd be mocked endlessly riding one stock, but if you could some how scrounge up a BMX seat, and a set of BMX bars you'd get a pass. If you could dig up a proper set of forks with welded on drop outs, that was even better.

2. 3 speed gold Schwinn Stingray with cheater slick and Troxel bar 1966.

3. I had the Orange Krate -No stick shift

4. Huffy Thunder Road was my childhood bike, ride a wheelie for days.

5. At the very end of this video, I had a blue bike like this one in the video. No helmet, no knee pads, no elbow pads, We had freedom back then. Today kids became sissies… all this bullsh*t safety rules, Glad I was born back then not today.

6. Another documentary on the Schwinn Sting-Ray phenomena 🙌

7. @0:45 – No helmet or other protective gear…what could happen…

8. I had one, I don't remember the wheelie thing, but it just came out for dirt bikes.

9. Brings back a lot of good memories. Sad you don’t see that many kids on bike in groups anymore, just grown ups who think they are in Tour DeFrance.

10. We had the Coolest Toys back then and that is why they are still Valuable… Let's not forget the BIG WHEEL and SUPER BIG WHEEL with the lunchbox in the back…

11. My Stingray was green with chrome and it was the best thing going on dirt/gravel hiking trails.

12. I got a green bike when I was 9 of 10 yrs old. On the chain guard it said dill pickle! I was so proud of my fancy bike! Good times.

13. Hah ! I very well remember when the Shwinn Stingray was being sold -though not for me personally. I did buy a Stingray bike. It's frame was metal flake green with a white banana seat, ape hangar handle bars. A sissy bar on the back. From Montgomery Ward I was able to purchase a set of chopper fork's in the front-How About That ! Of course it had a dragster slick for the back tire. I did buy a chrome chain with a combination lock to keep it safe with I went out & about. I just remember the back had a red reflector underneath the back seat. I also, I think I bought a headlight for the front of my bike as well. Very fond memories of owning & riding my Schwinn many more times in Fairbanks, Alaska where I was raised by wonderful foster parents. So there is most if my memories of the Stingray I rode around at that time. Thank you for allowing me to share my life experiencies. Care of Roger Dean Ruuska.

14. Too bad America sold out to China. We would still have cool bikes like this.

15. @1:09 is a 66 sting ray yr had a smaller handle bars and seat @4:29 1964 5:32 1967 first yr for fast back bars

16. mine was a 1971campus green. no fenders , large mag sprocket ,rear slick, banana seat, high rise handle bars we called them mini wide spreads , the org 1963-66 wide ape hangers or the 67-69 fastback bars, then I put on a smaller seat , knoby tires and my BMX was born,I thought it was a trials bike fell over a few times , they sold a ton of 63.5-74 stingrays , fastbacks 1966-70 , not many survived lot more Krates 1968-73 are out there not sure if they are real or a frankinstin put together?

17. My Dad and Mom got me, a used bike, when I was about 9. It was the Schwinn Stingray, with the violet color scheme, and a golden glitter, banana seat😁!!! It also had a 'slick' tire, on the rear. One of my favorite, bike's. Went everywhere, on it.

18. My first bike was a 80’s stingray.Maroon with a yellow banana seat and fenders.And a drag slick rear tire.

19. I'm an 80s baby so I had a huffy. Cant remember which one exactly. And some of these folks nowadays forget all the hand signs when cruising their bike.

20. I bought my Stingray in 1965. It cost me $51.95 not including tax. It was the best bike I ever had. I practiced at doing wheelies and was one of the best in my town. I went through many back tires too. Changed seats a few times and had different size rollbars. I think back often to those years and those years were some of the best years of my life. I loved my Schwinn Stingray. It was an awesome bike.

21. Ty’skek……..pP.

22. Thoughts:

    1. Who named the next production color as "White Cottonpicker?"

    2. No mention of "Sissy Bars."

    3. Not a helmet in sight.

    4. Kids? In the '60's? Using hand signals? Pulleeeeeze. All this propaganda led to mary-jane, premarital sex, and, somehow, Vietnam.

    5. The development guy named it 'Sting-Ray' for the fish? The same year Chevy comes out with the C3 Corvette? Oh, come on! Why didn't he name it 'Legal Said No.'

    6. I could still use those 'wheelie bars.['

23. Cotton picker those were the days

24. My white cotton Pickers was very heavy after a couple years I was in very good condition my bike was not in very good condition but I was

25. Ape hangers, banana seat, and a sissy bar

26. Kids don't care for bikes today as it takes them from their video games.

27. Im an 80s kid and my last bike was a GT INTERCEPTOR but those Stingrays are cool 🤘🏼

28. Yes I had one. So cool

29. Bought mine in 1968 for around $50….Maybe $57? It had the straight handlebars rather than the bars that were shaped more like a V. They looked like a U

30. I don't remember for sure if I bought it by
    myself or had help from parents, but I had
    a paper route and mowed lawns, and obsessed
    with getting the bike, circa '66 +- .
    I can still remember
    dreaming about how incredible the bike would
    be once I got it. It did not disappoint, the color
    was fantastic. My purple Avenger. This was an

    era of 'Rat Fink' , I had the model car, among others,
    I think it might have been purple as well lol, Red ,
    purple, they were cool colors.

31. Still have a 67 Stingray Fastback.

32. I had a Sears Screamer 3speed stick shift around in 1972 when I was 10 years old in Detroit

33. I had an Orange Krate when I was a kid. 5-speed, springer front fork and the banana seat with shocks! Wish I had it now! They are worth quite a bit in original condition.

34. Scwhinn Stingray 1964 Long Beach, Calif. purple. My older brother bought me that bike when he got out of the navy, it was probably a months salary for him back then, I practically slept with that bike. Thanks Bro for making my childhood.

35. I got a Montgomery Ward 20” bike in 1969. I put 26” front forks and a bigger tire on the front and used it as a motocross bike. Loved the banana seat and could ride a wheelie as far as I wanted to. Didn’t have a wheelie bar. Over it’s lifetime, I disassembled and painted it probably 10 times. Great times.

36. And not a helmet anywhere – shocking!

37. 6:56I had an orange crate which I loved to ride all around the neighborhood, unfortunately, it was stolen out of our garage.😢

38. the good old days

39. I had one! Loved it.

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