Thank you! I got it because it was a screaming deal on Craigslist (from the original owner), and it was assembled the same month I was born (in 1977). Last year, I picked up a Bicentennial Sting Ray too, just because they are cheesy in a good way.
Another of my mountain bikes.... a 2009 Eastern Woods Research 29'r. I bought the frame in 2012 and built the bike up, piece by piece. Funky frame design features plenty of room for the knees and short rear chainstays make it a quick handling and very wheelie-able bike, great for the tight eastern trails. 29" wheels roll real nice, it's my favorite to ride.
"Over the handlebars..." My son and I used to take 5 mile bicycle cruises all the time. One day my nephew brought his bike over for the ride. Neighbor John saw the action and he wanted to go. So I fixed him up with my youngest son's bike. The four of us take off and we head towards the back of the shopping center. In the back of the shopping center is a big wall that has about a 6 foot opening into the neighborhood behind. We all cruise through the opening and we're going down the trail. Neighbor John is gone. We went back to the opening and he and the bike are laying on the ground. John was full of grass and dirt all over himself! Apparently he drank quite a few beers before we left and smashed right into the wall!!! We laughed our azzes off!!! He pedaled home and we continued on our trip. Lesson to be learned... Don't drink and drive. At least on 2 wheels.
Story number 2. I only bought 1 new bike in my life. Almost every bike after that came from a trash pile. So my at home bike is an 80's men's 18 speed "Lance Armstrong" Mongoose when they were still made in America. The neighbor through it in the trash pile. I put new tires on it and have ridden it for years. A very nice street bike. My Virginia bike came from an antique store. There were 2 bikes for sale in this booth. An 80's POS Murray and a beautiful 70's men's 10 speed Schwinn bike complete with foldable rear baskets and the above the tire cargo holder. Both of the bikes were priced $35. You know which bike I bought! I put new tubes and tires on that Baby and it hauls butt! It is to big for me! 27 inch tires but a big man frame. Sometimes it scares me. I'll send pictures of the bike when I'm in a town with a cell tower. It's a paved trail my wife an I were on the other day. It's the old railroad beds in Lynchburg, Virginia. Beautiful!
Nice 3 speed Aaron! Did you ever take the rear end apart on those 3 speeds. Dang there's a lot of parts inside!
Not yet! Those old Sturmey-Archers just seem to keep going. I'm ready with my Glenn's Bicycle Repair Manual when the time comes...I have had a Bendix Automatic partially apart. Whoever came up with that was a genius.
It isn't as low as you think you know. We ride paved trails, so no roadways. If it was 'dangerous' I wouldn't own it.
We have a lake place (My wife's family) one of the genius' up there decided we didn't want the tandem Schwinn that has been there since the 70's. They set it out by the road and it was gone in minutes before I could do anything about it... Jerry
Nope, won't go there, nope, nope... Not trying to start trouble but cyclists can be just as careless/uncaring as drivers. Mikey
This is the only bike I ride.....................just kidding, my legs are so short I probably could not reach the pedals. Duane
That is actually a reproduction that i just got off the internet, and it's still like $4000. I did have one of the 3-speed Sting Ray bikes when I was a kid. It wasn't one of the valuable ones, but still got good money for it a few years ago. Duane
It’s pretty cool Duane. I wished I had the foresight to save my Stingray type bike. I actually won it in a department store drawing. It’s long since scrap.
