Four decades ago, the coolest transportation on two wheels was the Schwinn Sting-Ray bike. Introduced in 1963 during the muscle-car craze, the pop-culture icon with its distinctive “banana seat ...

With a banana seat and long, shiny chrome handlebars, the Schwinn Krate bikes made children of the early '70s feel like they could outrun the wind. The company hopes they'll feel the same as ...

• The Schwinn Sting-Ray remained in production until 1981, with nostalgic reissues of the original Krates in 1998, 2004, 2008, and 2011. • On May 7, 2013 Al Fritz passed away, but not before helping ...

The Sting-Ray came in vibrant colors, including Flamboyant Lime, Radiant Coppertone, Sky Blue, and Violet. As sales boomed, Schwinn added the Fastback and Manta Ray, several models for girls, and the ...

On today's influential You and Yours consumer programme on BBC Radio 4 there was a feature on the re-launch of the Raleigh Chopper. Again, Raleigh's 1970s design chief Alan Oakley was wheeled out and ...

Four decades ago, the coolest transportation on two wheels was the Schwinn Sting-Ray bike. Introduced in 1963 during the muscle-car craze, the bike with the butterfly handlebars and distinctive ...

Four decades ago, the coolest transportation on two wheels was the Schwinn Sting-Ray bike. Introduced in 1963 during the muscle-car craze, the pop-culture icon with its distinctive “banana seat ...