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 se… ...

Other rides: Black and orange Orange County Choppers Schwinn Stingray bicycle and a black BMX Mongoose.

Jose Zamorano Jr and his father wanted his '66 Stingray to be a benchmark setting build and what better benchmark is there than Lowrider Bike of the Year?

Cyclist Danny Chew completed his first 200-mile day when he was 10 years old. It was 1972. He rode an orange Schwinn Stingray with high-rise handlebars and a banana seat. He rode for 23 and a half ...

What Sun-Times readers say about their Schwinn bikes Continentals, Varsities, Stingrays. Our readers tell their tales about owning those Schwinn models and more.

Your eyes don't deceive you. You row through the gears of this five-speed bike with a stick-shift device that mimics a five-on-the-floor manual transmission.

That is when Schwinn, then based in Chicago, introduced the Sting-Ray. Unlike anything on the road, the Sting-Ray, with its banana seat and ape hanger handlebars, was immensely popular.

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 ...

Now, sure, some readers have said the bikes themselves aren't period-accurate, but I think at least one is an actual '80s Schwinn Stingray.

Schwinn hopes a whole new generation of kids will bug moms and dads for the company’s re-invention of the classic. The updated Sting-Ray, which cruises into stores this month, pays homage to the ...