When Schwinn Bicycles launched the new Schwinn Sting-Ray "Street Series" juvenile chopper bike in April 2004, ... automotive, advertising, marketing, design, ad infinitum.

With its monkey handle bars, banana seat, and slick back tire, the Schwinn Sting-Ray was the bike to have in the ’60s and ’70s. Now, 30 years later, it's back in style. By CNBC's Phil LeBeau.

This 1962 Schwinn Sting Ray Tricycle took over three years to come up with the design of the artwork on the outside of the tricycle. See more here at Lowrider Magazine.

The Schwinn Sting-Ray was the epitome of pre-teen lo-ride hi-life: slung-back seats, ape hanger handlebars; when you rode you knew those socks were pulled ...

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 ...

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 ...

From 1963 to 1968, Schwinn sold nearly 2 million Sting-Rays. At one point, bikes in the Sting-Ray style — competitors were quick to pick up on its success — accounted for more than 60 percent ...

Since Schwinn introduced the Sting-Ray 50 years ago the company has been credited with inventing the […] Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 46°F. Friday, March 14th 2025 ...

Al Fritz became known as an industry visionary for creating the Sting-Ray, 'the Corvette of bicycles.' The low-slung bike with sky-high handlebars became a national phenomenon.

When the Schwinn Bicycle Co. began producing the Sting-Ray 50 years ago this June 1, top executives never imagined that the sporty two-wheeler with butterfly handlebars and a banana seat would ...