West Coast kids were especially into dragster embellishments like "Ape Hanger" handlebars and low-rider banana seats. In 1962, a young Schwinn engineer named Al Fritz got wind of this growing trend. On a tip from a friend, he decided to journey to California to see these crazy, tricked-out bikes for himself.
Inspired by what he saw, he set out to create a bike that not only looked like the newest West Coast creations, but also lent itself to customization, enabling kids to trick out their wheels just as older kids were customizing their hot rods and choppers. After scanning the dictionary for just the right name, he christened his new bike the Sting-Ray, after the winged creature of the sea. The first Schwinn Sting-Ray (code named the J-38) went on sale in 1963 - and received a very mixed response. The bike drew resistance from adults who thought the design was "weird" or "ugly." But the true connaisseurs of cool - the kids - couldn't get enough of the new customized creations. Priced at a hefty $49.95, Schwinn sold over 40,000 Sting-Rays in 1963 alone. They would have sold more if the company hadn't run out of 20-inch tires.īob Osborn, january 2005: The steering geometry of the Sting-Ray, combined with the short wheelbase and 20-inch wheels, resulted in surprisingly good handling characteristics. Doing wheelies and riding dirt trails in vacant lots soon became popular.ġ975 Schwinn catalog: The new Schwinn Scrambler is a specially designed model with heavy duty construction and BMX features built-in. Every frame joint is reinforced with extra welds. The handlebar has a welded on brace and the forged handlebar stem is built to take it. Specialty designed Schwinn BMX tires with an exclusive deep studded tread design for surer grip on varying surfaces. The new Schwinn Scrambler -ideal for off-the-road, and equally at home on the road for those who demand a sturdy, sporty bike.Īd in BMX Action august 1978: Here's the new Schwinn SX-100 that will be burning up the tracks this season. So get on what the winners will ride! $168.95.Īd in BMX Action november 1982: An arsenal of chrome-moly BMX machines. A potent new force of technically advanced BMX weapons has emerged. Designed from the wheels up to be a dominant vehicle in every level of competition. Every Predator has a mainframe crafted entirely of 4130 chrome-molybdenum steel, or "chrome-moly". This revolutionary alloy is, pound for pound, far stronger than ordinary steel. This allows for thinner walls in the tubing and a significant weight savings. And it stands to reason that the less weight you have to move, the more energy you can translate into blazing speed and cat-like agility. Components from some of the best names in the business. All too often, the parts that get bolted onto a BMX machine are decided by "bean-counting" accountants instead of BMX experts.
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The Predator Arsenal: Sting (Patented in oval frame) $399.95, Team (24" bi-oval frame) $259.95, Team Z (bi-oval frame, Z-rims) $244.95, Team + Alloy (bi-oval frame, alloy rims) $239.95, Cr+Mo+Mag (Mag wheels, free sprocket) $204.95, Cr+Mo+Mag (Mag wheel, coaster brake) $189.95, Cr+Mo+Free (Steel rim, free wheel) $174.95, Cr+Mo+Pit (16" wheel) $164.95. This chrome-moly, forged-alloy, four-bolt "stem" is designed to withstand even the most brutal twisting, yanking and "torqueing". Its unique low-profile block brings the handlebars closer to the rider for more precise control.īMX Plus! may 1986: Schwinn is getting deeper into freestyle than ever before.
They've signed three riders for 1986: Ron Wilton, Pete Augustin, and Jason Parkes.
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