All the bikes had pedals. You have to understand what it took to store all these bikes in a space while still having to fit everything else normally found in an average garage and do it in a manner that would not risk further damage to them. My latest video covers this in detail as well as a few other popular questions. Just wanted to bring this up as it is a question posted almost repeatedly. Thanks for the interest in the video!
I remember a lot of those bikes do you have any John Deere Bikes in your collection along with back in the early '70's B/P gas stations had a couple bikes for a give away prize as well... The B/P Bikes were 3-speeds green in color I bearly remember them but I have seen one years ago .. The John Deere Bikes were the in the early '70s as well they had the banana seat style, I'm thinking the ten speed style and I think there was a 3-speed as well...
I’m 60 yrs old. I had a pea picker with a regular rear brake. We definitely weren’t rich and my dad was cheap, but bless his heart for buying it for me.
Same story here. I’m 61 and somehow my dad bought me an Apple Krate for my 12th. Birthday. I still have no idea how he afforded my dream-bike, but he got me a brand new one. I easily had the very finest chopper in the Chicago slums. So cool to see the exact same bike here. Dad was the best.
Late 60’s not teenagers yet, my dad bought me a three speed Fastback and my younger brother a 5 speed Orange Krate. Rode them all the time. Summer time was memorable. I wish I had kept it for old times sake a long with my first motorcycle and car. Thanks dad.
I had a 5 speed stingray when I was a kid. Was stolen when I rode it to the A&P store for my mom. Was rattle can metallic red I painted it. Rear turnsignal , the 8 ball shifter broke so I had replaced it with a handlebar shift lever. Also replaced the mini disk wheel with a full size rim with white lettered tire. Never found it but my dad brought it home in a box in pieces and we built it together. Wish I could find it today. I was 10 or 11. Im 59 now. That was a long sad walk home that day.
Had a ‘70 Lemon Peeler when I was a kid , almost had it stolen outside of a convenience store I stopped at on the way to my grandmother’s house. 3 kids were eyeing it up when I came out, and one was even sitting on it. I told him to get off it and luckily store owner saw what was happening and told the kids to scram. I remember riding away from there feeling so scared about what had almost happened. I still have that bike today, along with an Orange Krate, Apple Krate and Pea Picker.
Amazing collection !!! I got an Orange Krate for my birthday, around 1970, I was 10. My Parents were great, and I really miss them and the old times too.
‘60 model here, too. These were “out of our league” when we were kids. I can remember going to the dealer to check em out. Had a Stingray with a banana seat. Used to do one-handed wheelies around the corner. It also doubled as our BMX bike. THOSE WERE THE DAYS
My first bike was a Typhoon my dad bought me and I hated. I thought it looked archaic and wanted a Sting Ray. I saved my money and traded up from my typhoon. But even on the Typhoon I was a terror. Used to ride down this big hill standing on one leg, either on the main tube or on the handle bars like I was an acrobat. Freaked people out who don't understand the gyroscope effect of spinning wheels at 25 mph plus. I was too stupid to have any fear. Or maybe too fatalistic. I figured if nothing else killed me first I'd be shipped off to Viet Nam to die in a jungle. Gotta understand, by 1972, we had been doing just that with our youth my entire life. Its just how it was. Adulthood seemed like a fantasy.
Back in 1970 I was building oversize - stretched Stingrays putting 20" wheels on 24" frames. The pedals were close to the ground but you learned to ride with hardly ever hitting the pedals. A friend got a brand new 5 speed Pea Picker and we started hanging because he was looking for someone to ride with not afraid to ride on trails down by the river. We used to ride our Stingray bikes- mine with tall sissy bar- on the trails. Who needs a BMX thing, stingray the ' all purpose' machine. In 1978 I bought a nice Apple Krate for about $60 , I wanted to try building a stretch Apple Krate . I took it all apart and then got into other things. My brothers friends came and stole all the parts. I only rode it about 10 feet.
Really impressed with your collection! Those kind of bicycles were fun to ride in the 1960's...they probably still are! In the late 60's/early 70's I had a purple metalflake painted bike like that. I can't remember what kind, though. I can remember that it came with training wheels and my brother and two sisters would make fun of me for learning how to ride a bike with training wheels! Yeah, good memories lol.
I think about my Blue 1969 Stingray everyday….I remember the day my Parents took me to Haack’s Bicycle in Madison Wi…Brand New..$50.00…..Oh how I loved that bike…..Im 59 years old….
Man,, - oh man, you have a gold mine there, i had a blue 71 stingray that came new with a dodge charger, they have both been gone for years, the car, with a hemi,, wrecked and totalled in the 70s, had the bike until the 90s when it got stoled I am an old guy now, and if i could find another, i would have ""my sports car"" back and would keep it garaged ( in my living room) and still would ride it occasionally, nice collection man
Looking back we abused our krates in the early 70s with being reckless and young. Had no idea that our muscle bikes and muscle cars would one day be so collectable. Thanks for showing your collection. Very nice bikes you have.
Wow what a collection. I noticed you didn't have the 3 speed sting ray, stick shift. I had the 3 speed and loved it. It was a 1966-68 model. Would sure like to find one of those. Thanks for sharing and the memories. I'm 63 now and looking at these bikes sure brings back the good ole days.😁👍
@@MF-kb2nv Yes mine has the slick tire on the back but I don't think it came with the chrome fenders. Seems like I put some on it though. Yeah, I sure wish I had mine. My grandson would love it.👍
Wow man, I didn’t know anyone collected these Schwinn classics. I had the Apple Krate as a kid. Not sure what year but it had the 16” front wheel with drum brake and the rear had the regular hand brakes that grabbed the rim. No speedometer or headlight but had two chrome mirrors on the handle bars. Big slick tire on the back, no stripes or colors. Just black. Besides being the most beautiful bike on the planet, I also remember it being the heaviest. Dragging that sucker up and down the basement steps twice a day was a workout for my 100 pound skinny ass. But my Apple Krate was the envy of the neighborhood and there was no way I was going to let it get stolen. Really cool collection man! Thanks for sharing this!
Man this took me back, Way back, I was born July 1956, My good neighbor hood friend when I was 12 had one of these, He repainted it purple and put new decals back In the proper place, His name was Jamie Johnson, We built alot of model cars back then, You took me back to a time when Jamie was the absolute 💯 coolest kid in that subdivision I grew up in, and you brought a tear to this 65 year old guy , Great video, I admire what you are doing, Happy 4th of July!!!
WOW .nice collection , Wish I had my Schwinn dark green stingray AND my Schwinn 5 speed Cotton Picker , The green stingray I could wheely for 6 blocks and I was only 8 , by 10 I was riding a Schwinn unicycle !!!
My Dad bought me a new Schwinn middle weight to replace a used 20" that was stolen.When the new Stingray 5 speed Fastback came out I wanted it ! So I worked and saved buying it with my own $$ and it was GREAT!!!
I still have my first 1968 sears rail my cousin gave it to me in 1970 when he got a 10 speed it's all original tires tubes cables paint ( purple) grips seat shifter I love it and take it out on rides now and then I am 55 years old makes me feel like a kid again
In the mid 60's I bought my own Banana Bike using my own money. I wanted the Schwinn, but did not have the Money, I bought an Orange Huffy with Metal-Flake seat and Grips. It looked Good, and had a nice Slick on it. I rode for 6 years on that Tire. Then I bought my Schwinn 10 speed. I'm now thinking back on all the special Memories we made on those bikes. Many were brought back watching this video. Thanks for the knowledge.
A kid in my neighborhood where I grew up had gotten an Apple Crate, every kid was talking about it, when I finally seen the kid riding that bike I thought it was the coolest bike i'd ever seen. I was so jealous and envious after that...
Yep, same here but the "rich kid" had the orange krate. I did have a couple of cool muscle chopper looking bikes but Dad was too cheap and poor to ever buy us kids (5 of us!) Schwinn's.
My parents gave me a 1965 Blue Schwinn Deluxe Sting Ray for Christmas that year. It replaced the red Schwinn Racer they got me a few years earlier. They bought it at a store in My Holly, NJ called Checkers. Man I loved that bike, I was the first kid on the block to have one. In fact no one else had one for a year, so I was the coolest kid on our block. No we weren’t rich dad worked hard in a factory. It didn’t have the hand brakes nor the shifter, they came later. I switched out the original banana seat for a blue metal flake one with a rear sissy bar which extended 4” above the seat. I did wheelies all day, laid long tire patches with the racing slick it came with. Oh and I won all the bike races against all comers, that thing could go super fast. It was the bestest childhood. Thanks Dad, (RIP.)
Unreal collection and tour I really enjoyed that popped up in my feed 12/30/24 👍 I was a young boy in the 60’s and remember all these bikes well. Always wanted a Krate but could never get the $100 saved to buy one ( 9 kids in our family ) so I rode low end stingrays from 65’ - early 70’s and was happy then bought Schwinn 10 speeds from then on. We rode year round and everywhere when I was young 🇺🇸
Loved my Sting Ray! Parents bought it used at a garage sale in the early 70s so I’m guessing it was a mid to late 60s basic model that was a copper/orange color. I could “pop a wheelie” and ride that wheelie for what seemed like forever. We also used to clip baseball cards to the front fork with clothespins to make it sound like we were riding motorcycles. We only used the rookie cards of course because we didn’t know those guys 😂. Couple of my friends, who’s parents had $$, had the Krates with tall sissy bars and were all tricked out. They were awesome bikes but I still loved my Plain Jane garage sale Sting Ray!
Man, that is a sweet collection. That Racer near the end was my favorite. It has a timeless style. Looks like it will get you places with out worry. Very cool
I had a 70's Schwinn Cruiser.. I absolutely adored that bike and wouldn't let it out of my sight. I kept it immaculate.. When all of my friend's bikes got stolen, I was able to keep mine. When I graduated high-school and started driving, I kept my bike safe in my room. My brother took my beautiful bike and sold it in the 80's for $30 without my permission.. Today, I have a collection of 5-SPEED Schwinn Cruisers and 20" bikes. Maybe one day I'll find my beautiful 70's Schwinn Cruiser.
I would so love to have a clean Sting Ray sitting in my front room. Im 67 but still ride 100 to 200 miles a week on bicycles of all kinds. The fun we had on those Sting Rays though, was endless. Motorcycles or bicycles I will stay on 2 wheels as long as possible. People in my family have had motorcycles back to my great Grandparents as kids in 1910.
60 and going down memory lane 👍 At 11yo painted it metallic black, put double forks on it, and the headlight, high rise sissy bar w/pad. Would wax it and use mother's on the chrome. If I still had it it would be hanging on my wall. Thanks for the memories!!!!!
Wow! Beautiful collection. Had one back in the 60's 70's. I remember a three speed stick and I think it was green. Might not have been a Schwinn but sure was fun!
This video made my day! Am 67 and had a Sting Ray as an 11 year old kid -- used to pull wheelies on it all day! And the banana seat was perfect for carrying newspaper carry bags on my paper route;-) Thanks for sharing your awesome collection, Bro!
In 1967 I rode a a Stingray with a 3-speed bar mounted shifter. I loved that bike so much I nearly bought one, but I was 15 and only a couple of months from getting my driver license.
Wow, nice collection. Thanks for sharing. Takes me back, I had a green fastback exactly like the third one in line. Mine also had the speedometer. Purchased new from Tom Sawyer Schwinn in Wichita, Ks.
I didn't know that 5-speeds had different names according to their color. Even bicycles back in the day were exciting. We can see why everybody likes to go back in time to the good days when things were simple but fun and exciting.
They did I forgot about the Gray Ghost and the Cotton Picker because they were so rare even when they were new I only saw one at the bike shop then they only had one of each at a higher price.
@@danielboyd4618 the Gray Ghost was a one year production 1971 the Cotton Picker was a two year production 1970 - 1971 in the middle 1968 - 1973.of the Krate production due to the high cost and poor sales. The Gray Ghost is the rarest of the two extremely vary rare bikes. They would have been produced until the end of the Krate bike production in 1973
Awesome collection! I have a 1965 stingray almost all original and currently working on a 1956 Schwinn 20 inch . It’s hard to find a complete bike that’s not insanely overpriced. You got some great finds
This really took me back. I had 3 different styles. All had the ball breaking stick. One was black. Which one was that? The others were orange and apple crate. All had slicks. This was in the 60’s. Yes I’m old. Outstanding video. 😊
1952 Boomer. Bought a Schwinn Racer 3 speed with optional coaster brake in 1964. Saved up $60 and ordered this Black beauty. I still have it and ride with my grand daughter. It still looks like new!
Wow is all I can say. Im 67 years old, we raced Sting Rays hardcore, flattrack on polished cement, had a photog, a regular guy to throw the flag, kids broke bones. In preparation for a career racing motorcycles starting in 1972. I still ride bicycles of all kinds today, and an 890R KTM, and a KTM 690. I had the Gold Metalflake Sting Ray, with 5 speed, but a normal 20" front wheel. You cant race at all seriously with the little front wheel and heavy springer forks. It was such a cool bike. I took the brakes off, took the derailleur off, ran it one gear, no brakes for years. Learn a lot riding with no brakes. Wheelies around the block were the norm.
Cool collection, man. I'm a 80s kid, and bikes were our world b4 drivers license . I was lucky in that my dad raced road bikes and didn't believe in department store bikes, period. I remember begging him for a blue max sold at Western Auto. Even though it was a mongoose classic with blue max on the pads, bc it was not a bike shop, it was a hard no. That's back when mongoose was not a cheap department store bike. My preferred bike I rode was always diamond back. In having a dad that into bikes both my track bike and my neighborhood bike hung on my bed room wall when not being rode . Bike theft was a big problem in our city. About 7 years ago, I found several 80s BMX bikes on Craig's list and almost bought them. Price wasn't bad. Just a few years later, the idea to start buying them just to have like yours came back to me, and boy, oh boy, was I shocked at the price jump in just a few years. They are high dollar collectible now, and I think of all those cool bikes with decent prices I passed up on.
Honestly, It so nice to see so much chopper bicycles, Back in the 70s we call them chopper bicycle, Everybody want one, but only a few families could afford to have one, Great videos asusual bro, watching from Jamaica west Indies !!.
I had the purple one near the last, I knew it was rare, 😢 wish I kept it. Very fond memories and many crazy ramp jumps lol .....those were the happy days ❤
Wow beautiful collection man, I was born in 1960, my dad was a Schwinn and Honda freak...he bought me a 1968 Stingray Blue, 3 spd shifter, and the first Honda mini trail 50 in the Detroit area...he also had one of the first 4 cyl. cb 750 in 1970 in the area.
Great collection. I recently re-acquired my 1970 Sting-Ray Fastback, yellow 5-speed. It's in decent and rideable condition. It doesn't have the original seat or tires, but everything else is intact. Love it.
Wow what a collection! I know the Sting Ray Fastback and the 'Krates' were the ultimate versions of the Sting Ray but most of the Schwinn Sting Rays that kids had in my neighborhood were the base or deluxe models..kids who had the 'Fastback' or 'Krate' versions probably had parents with deeper pockets. My favorite in this collection is the '65 Sting Ray Deluxe copper/orange color with the whitewall tires and chrome fenders..that's the version I recall seeing the most when I was a kid most often in blue or red color.
Эээх, я мечтаю о таком скате уже на протяжении 2 лет, ведь мне его не купить в Белоруси, но я уверен, что когда нибудь я обязательно приобрету его себе
I had an all green generic heavy bike with banana seat, couldn't wheelie that thing but my neighbor had a gold colored schwinn I'd ask to ride his so that I could, such a great bike but I guess I was too poor to have one. This was circa 1968ish. Good memories.
Very Nice collection! You would definitely enjoy a visit to Bicycle Heaven. I love you 26"ers. I'd be tempted to put Sting Ray Handlebars on a couple and swap some seats around just for fun. Thanks for Posting.
My neighborhood Bike Dealer sold Raleighs and Huffys. I had a friend with a Sting Ray. We both liked the wider handlebars with different wrist angles on the Huffy. He put Huffy Bars on his. We both went on to eventually build Choppers and ride Motorcycles all of our lives.
All the bikes had pedals. You have to understand what it took to store all these bikes in a space while still having to fit everything else normally found in an average garage and do it in a manner that would not risk further damage to them. My latest video covers this in detail as well as a few other popular questions. Just wanted to bring this up as it is a question posted almost repeatedly.
Thanks for the interest in the video!
Was just thinking the same thing as I watched the video.
I thought no peddles was a anti theft device how can you peddle a bike with no peddles ?🤔😏😉🤫
I remember a lot of those bikes do you have any John Deere Bikes in your collection along with back in the early '70's B/P gas stations had a couple bikes for a give away prize as well...
The B/P Bikes were 3-speeds green in color I bearly remember them but I have seen one years ago ..
The John Deere Bikes were the in the early '70s as well they had the banana seat style, I'm thinking the ten speed style and I think there was a 3-speed as well...
Thank you for answering a question (already) that I was about to ask!
@@peterrivney552 Awesome collection & a lot of labor of love!
Hopefully there's a Doberman or PB for anti-theft.
Man we rode our stingrays all the time! Summers we'd leave the house in the morning and show up for dinner. Loved those days.
I’m 60 yrs old. I had a pea picker with a regular rear brake. We definitely weren’t rich and my dad was cheap, but bless his heart for buying it for me.
Same story here. I’m 61 and somehow my dad bought me an Apple Krate for my 12th. Birthday. I still have no idea how he afforded my dream-bike, but he got me a brand new one. I easily had the very finest chopper in the Chicago slums. So cool to see the exact same bike here. Dad was the best.
Late 60’s not teenagers yet, my dad bought me a three speed Fastback and my younger brother a 5 speed Orange Krate. Rode them all the time. Summer time was memorable. I wish I had kept it for old times sake a long with my first motorcycle and car. Thanks dad.
I had a 5 speed stingray when I was a kid. Was stolen when I rode it to the A&P store for my mom. Was rattle can metallic red I painted it. Rear turnsignal , the 8 ball shifter broke so I had replaced it with a handlebar shift lever. Also replaced the mini disk wheel with a full size rim with white lettered tire. Never found it but my dad brought it home in a box in pieces and we built it together. Wish I could find it today. I was 10 or 11. Im 59 now.
That was a long sad walk home that day.
I bet, that empty feeling in your gut, heart all heavy, everything kind of in slow motion....
Had a ‘70 Lemon Peeler when I was a kid , almost had it stolen outside of a convenience store I stopped at on the way to my grandmother’s house. 3 kids were eyeing it up when I came out, and one was even sitting on it. I told him to get off it and luckily store owner saw what was happening and told the kids to scram. I remember riding away from there feeling so scared about what had almost happened. I still have that bike today, along with an Orange Krate, Apple Krate and Pea Picker.
Amazing collection !!!
I got an Orange Krate for my birthday, around 1970, I was 10.
My Parents were great, and I really miss them and the old times too.
I was born 1960 those were what we all wanted in 72
‘60 model here, too. These were “out of our league” when we were kids. I can remember going to the dealer to check em out. Had a Stingray with a banana seat. Used to do one-handed wheelies around the corner. It also doubled as our BMX bike.
THOSE WERE THE DAYS
@@user-hj5le6lo9w Fun memories and the best of times!
My first bike was a Typhoon my dad bought me and I hated.
I thought it looked archaic and wanted a Sting Ray.
I saved my money and traded up from my typhoon.
But even on the Typhoon I was a terror.
Used to ride down this big hill standing on one leg, either on the main tube or on the handle bars like I was an acrobat.
Freaked people out who don't understand the gyroscope effect of spinning wheels at 25 mph plus.
I was too stupid to have any fear.
Or maybe too fatalistic.
I figured if nothing else killed me first I'd be shipped off to Viet Nam to die in a jungle.
Gotta understand, by 1972, we had been doing just that with our youth my entire life. Its just how it was.
Adulthood seemed like a fantasy.
Back in 1970 I was building oversize - stretched Stingrays putting 20" wheels on 24" frames. The pedals were close to the ground but you learned to ride with hardly ever hitting the pedals.
A friend got a brand new 5 speed Pea Picker and we started hanging because he was looking for someone to ride with not afraid to ride on trails down by the river. We used to ride our Stingray bikes- mine with tall sissy bar- on the trails. Who needs a BMX thing, stingray the ' all purpose' machine.
In 1978 I bought a nice Apple Krate for about $60 , I wanted to try building a stretch Apple Krate . I took it all apart and then got into other things. My brothers friends came and stole all the parts. I only rode it about 10 feet.
Yes!
I got a 1972 sunset orange krate for Christmas in 1972 from Sarasota Schwinn! It was a disc brake model… what memories
Really impressed with your collection! Those kind of bicycles were fun to ride in the 1960's...they probably still are! In the late 60's/early 70's I had a purple metalflake painted bike like that. I can't remember what kind, though. I can remember that it came with training wheels and my brother and two sisters would make fun of me for learning how to ride a bike with training wheels! Yeah, good memories lol.
I sure wish kids today could enjoy those Krate bikes like I did mine back in the early 70's.
Oh yeah,
My grandson Will would love to find one of these for a project bike.
Thanks again.
I think about my Blue 1969 Stingray everyday….I remember the day my Parents took me to Haack’s Bicycle in Madison Wi…Brand New..$50.00…..Oh how I loved that bike…..Im 59 years old….
Lucky you! I had to save up 70 bucks to get mine! 1966 Black Fastback / 5spd stick shift. Boy, those were the good old days.
Man,, - oh man, you have a gold mine there, i had a blue 71 stingray that came new with a dodge charger, they have both been gone for years, the car, with a hemi,, wrecked and totalled in the 70s, had the bike until the 90s when it got stoled
I am an old guy now, and if i could find another, i would have ""my sports car"" back and would keep it garaged ( in my living room) and still would ride it occasionally, nice collection man
Looking back we abused our krates in the early 70s with being reckless and young. Had no idea that our muscle bikes and muscle cars would one day be so collectable. Thanks for showing your collection. Very nice bikes you have.
I had the Orange Krate and still remember the day I found my cable lock cut , laying on the ground and my bike gone. Awesome collection.
No wonder there so hard to find! This guy has them all in a shed lol!
Wow what a collection. I noticed you didn't have the 3 speed sting ray, stick shift. I had the 3 speed and loved it. It was a
1966-68 model. Would sure like to find one of those.
Thanks for sharing and the memories. I'm 63 now and looking at these bikes sure brings back the good ole days.😁👍
Same boat here...did yours have a slik and femders also? Mine was blue. Was always sad I sold it
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Yes mine has the slick tire on the back but I don't think it came with the chrome fenders. Seems like I put some on it though.
Yeah, I sure wish I had mine. My grandson would love it.👍
Wow man, I didn’t know anyone collected these Schwinn classics. I had the Apple Krate as a kid. Not sure what year but it had the 16” front wheel with drum brake and the rear had the regular hand brakes that grabbed the rim. No speedometer or headlight but had two chrome mirrors on the handle bars. Big slick tire on the back, no stripes or colors. Just black.
Besides being the most beautiful bike on the planet, I also remember it being the heaviest. Dragging that sucker up and down the basement steps twice a day was a workout for my 100 pound skinny ass. But my Apple Krate was the envy of the neighborhood and there was no way I was going to let it get stolen.
Really cool collection man! Thanks for sharing this!
Man this took me back,
Way back,
I was born July 1956,
My good neighbor hood friend when I was 12 had one of these,
He repainted it purple and put new decals back In the proper place,
His name was Jamie Johnson,
We built alot of model cars back then,
You took me back to a time when Jamie was the absolute 💯 coolest kid in that subdivision I grew up in, and you brought a tear to this 65 year old guy ,
Great video, I admire what you are doing,
Happy 4th of July!!!
Wow...totally awesome collection
I still miss my 67 stingray
WOW .nice collection , Wish I had my Schwinn dark green stingray AND my Schwinn 5 speed Cotton Picker , The green stingray I could wheely for 6 blocks and I was only 8 , by 10 I was riding a Schwinn unicycle !!!
My first bike was a red Schwinn stingray Black diamond tuck banana seat mini t handlebars in 1973 so awesome
What an amazing collection of American history! Seeing this makes me even more excited to get my 66 Stingray Deluxe finished!
WOW,AMAZING brings me back. In my day only the rich kids had these. You got a great collection! 😁🇺🇸
My Dad bought me a new Schwinn middle weight to replace a used 20" that was stolen.When the new Stingray 5 speed Fastback came out I wanted it ! So I worked and saved buying it with my own $$ and it was GREAT!!!
I still have my first 1968 sears rail my cousin gave it to me in 1970 when he got a 10 speed it's all original tires tubes cables paint ( purple) grips seat shifter I love it and take it out on rides now and then I am 55 years old makes me feel like a kid again
Awesome
I had a red rail bike and have looked around a few times on the net to get one but never found it. I'm 57. Did a lot of ramp jumping on that thing.
In the mid 60's I bought my own Banana Bike using my own money. I wanted the Schwinn, but did not have the Money,
I bought an Orange Huffy with Metal-Flake seat and Grips. It looked Good, and had a nice Slick on it. I rode for 6 years on that Tire. Then I bought my Schwinn 10 speed.
I'm now thinking back on all the special Memories we made on those bikes. Many were brought back watching this video. Thanks for the knowledge.
A kid in my neighborhood where I grew up had gotten an Apple Crate, every kid was talking about it, when I finally seen the kid riding that bike I thought it was the coolest bike i'd ever seen. I was so jealous and envious after that...
Yep, same here but the "rich kid" had the orange krate.
I did have a couple of cool muscle chopper looking bikes but Dad was too cheap and poor to ever buy us kids (5 of us!) Schwinn's.
hey bud,thanks for the video.im allmost 60 years old & sitting here nearly salivating over your collection.very nice.indeed.
What a great trip down memory lane. Thank you so much.
My parents gave me a 1965 Blue Schwinn Deluxe Sting Ray for Christmas that year. It replaced the red Schwinn Racer they got me a few years earlier. They bought it at a store in My Holly, NJ called Checkers. Man I loved that bike, I was the first kid on the block to have one. In fact no one else had one for a year, so I was the coolest kid on our block. No we weren’t rich dad worked hard in a factory. It didn’t have the hand brakes nor the shifter, they came later. I switched out the original banana seat for a blue metal flake one with a rear sissy bar which extended 4” above the seat. I did wheelies all day, laid long tire patches with the racing slick it came with. Oh and I won all the bike races against all comers, that thing could go super fast. It was the bestest childhood. Thanks Dad, (RIP.)
Your passion for these relics is astounding!
Wow! great collection. I'm 58 & I remember these bikes.
Insane collection
Growing up in 60’s suburban Cleveland, and not very many kids had these bikes. They were expensive.
Grew up in suburban Miami Fl. in the sixties and I did not see too many of these around either. I know my parents could not afford them.
My dad laughed pretty much when I asked. He bought me a gypy huffy.
That is way cool, this is something you don't see everyday ,
Very nice collection. 👍
Unreal collection and tour I really enjoyed that popped up in my feed 12/30/24 👍 I was a young boy in the 60’s and remember all these bikes well. Always wanted a Krate but could never get the $100 saved to buy one ( 9 kids in our family ) so I rode low end stingrays from 65’ - early 70’s and was happy then bought Schwinn 10 speeds from then on. We rode year round and everywhere when I was young 🇺🇸
Nice collection for sure. Thank you for sharing.
Loved my Sting Ray! Parents bought it used at a garage sale in the early 70s so I’m guessing it was a mid to late 60s basic model that was a copper/orange color. I could “pop a wheelie” and ride that wheelie for what seemed like forever. We also used to clip baseball cards to the front fork with clothespins to make it sound like we were riding motorcycles. We only used the rookie cards of course because we didn’t know those guys 😂.
Couple of my friends, who’s parents had $$, had the Krates with tall sissy bars and were all tricked out. They were awesome bikes but I still loved my Plain Jane garage sale Sting Ray!
The stick shift was so cool that it was almost worth it when you racked your nuts on it.
Man, that is a sweet collection. That Racer near the end was my favorite. It has a timeless style. Looks like it will get you places with out worry. Very cool
I had a 70's Schwinn Cruiser..
I absolutely adored that bike and wouldn't let it out of my sight. I kept it immaculate..
When all of my friend's bikes got stolen, I was able to keep mine. When I graduated high-school and started driving, I kept my bike safe in my room. My brother took my beautiful bike and sold it in the 80's for $30 without my permission..
Today, I have a collection of 5-SPEED Schwinn Cruisers and 20" bikes. Maybe one day I'll find my beautiful 70's Schwinn Cruiser.
I would so love to have a clean Sting Ray sitting in my front room. Im 67 but still ride 100 to 200 miles a week on bicycles of all kinds. The fun we had on those Sting Rays though, was endless. Motorcycles or bicycles I will stay on 2 wheels as long as possible. People in my family have had motorcycles back to my great Grandparents as kids in 1910.
60 and going down memory lane 👍
At 11yo painted it metallic black, put double forks on it, and the headlight, high rise sissy bar w/pad. Would wax it and use mother's on the chrome.
If I still had it it would be hanging on my wall.
Thanks for the memories!!!!!
Wow, that's a sick collection. I have a small schwinn collection, down from 40 plus bikes, Schwinns & Ralieghs and few misc bikes.
Great collection. I have a few including a copper Stingray May 1, 1963 complete and correct.
Wow! Beautiful collection. Had one back in the 60's 70's. I remember a three speed stick and I think it was green. Might not have been a Schwinn but sure was fun!
That brought back some great memories.
That is a very nice collection
This video made my day! Am 67 and had a Sting Ray as an 11 year old kid -- used to pull wheelies on it all day! And the banana seat was perfect for carrying newspaper carry bags on my paper route;-) Thanks for sharing your awesome collection, Bro!
In 1967 I rode a a Stingray with a 3-speed bar mounted shifter. I loved that bike so much I nearly bought one, but I was 15 and only a couple of months from getting my driver license.
Beautiful collection I've never seen so many in such good condition thank for the video
What a magnificent collection. I wish I had started when I was younger.
Bro, that is a BADASS collection. I LOVE these bikes. That apple crate 5 speed is sick.
Thank you for sharing that…..you have awakened some great childhood memories!
Amazing collection 🇺🇸
Wow, nice collection. Thanks for sharing. Takes me back, I had a green fastback exactly like the third one in line. Mine also had the speedometer. Purchased new from Tom Sawyer Schwinn in Wichita, Ks.
Wow! Super cool beauties!
Cool collection! I had a gold stingray with the rear shocks and it was my one bike all of my childhood. Wonderful adventures on that bike 😀👍
great collection. delicious. I get hungry looking at these for some reason.
I didn't know that 5-speeds had different names according to their color. Even bicycles back in the day were exciting. We can see why everybody likes to go back in time to the good days when things were simple but fun and exciting.
They did I forgot about the Gray Ghost and the Cotton Picker because they were so rare even when they were new I only saw one at the bike shop then they only had one of each at a higher price.
@@steve-ph9yg I think those 2 were a1 year thing not sure
@@danielboyd4618 the Gray Ghost was a one year production 1971 the Cotton Picker was a two year production 1970 - 1971 in the middle 1968 - 1973.of the Krate production due to the high cost and poor sales. The Gray Ghost is the rarest of the two extremely vary rare bikes. They would have been produced until the end of the Krate bike production in 1973
Awesome collection! I have a 1965 stingray almost all original and currently working on a 1956 Schwinn 20 inch . It’s hard to find a complete bike that’s not insanely overpriced. You got some great finds
This really took me back. I had 3 different styles. All had the ball breaking stick. One was black. Which one was that? The others were orange and apple crate. All had slicks. This was in the 60’s. Yes I’m old. Outstanding video. 😊
That Lemon Peeler is ace 👍
1952 Boomer. Bought a Schwinn Racer 3 speed with optional coaster brake in 1964. Saved up $60 and ordered this Black beauty. I still have it and ride with my grand daughter. It still looks like new!
I'm 62 yrs old and I grew up riding Schwinn bicycles. You were consider cool if you had a Schwinn bike. I still love those bikes today.
Wow is all I can say. Im 67 years old, we raced Sting Rays hardcore, flattrack on polished cement, had a photog, a regular guy to throw the flag, kids broke bones. In preparation for a career racing motorcycles starting in 1972. I still ride bicycles of all kinds today, and an 890R KTM, and a KTM 690.
I had the Gold Metalflake Sting Ray, with 5 speed, but a normal 20" front wheel. You cant race at all seriously with the little front wheel and heavy springer forks. It was such a cool bike. I took the brakes off, took the derailleur off, ran it one gear, no brakes for years. Learn a lot riding with no brakes. Wheelies around the block were the norm.
Fantastic collection...I have a Ghost too. Congratulations on your great finds!
Nice Schwinn collection. Thanks for sharing.
Very Nice Collection I have enjoyed them for years & its good to see the interest grow.
Wow! Amazing collection.
Awesome collection!
Awesome collection
Awesome collection. Tank's for sharing.
Cool collection, man. I'm a 80s kid, and bikes were our world b4 drivers license . I was lucky in that my dad raced road bikes and didn't believe in department store bikes, period. I remember begging him for a blue max sold at Western Auto. Even though it was a mongoose classic with blue max on the pads, bc it was not a bike shop, it was a hard no. That's back when mongoose was not a cheap department store bike. My preferred bike I rode was always diamond back. In having a dad that into bikes both my track bike and my neighborhood bike hung on my bed room wall when not being rode . Bike theft was a big problem in our city. About 7 years ago, I found several 80s BMX bikes on Craig's list and almost bought them. Price wasn't bad. Just a few years later, the idea to start buying them just to have like yours came back to me, and boy, oh boy, was I shocked at the price jump in just a few years. They are high dollar collectible now, and I think of all those cool bikes with decent prices I passed up on.
I had the Pea Picker when I was a kid, that's a really nice collection.
Honestly, It so nice to see so much chopper bicycles, Back in the 70s we call them chopper bicycle, Everybody want one, but only a few families could afford to have one, Great videos asusual bro, watching from Jamaica west Indies !!.
wow ! thanx for sharing !!! great collection.
I had the purple one near the last, I knew it was rare, 😢 wish I kept it. Very fond memories and many crazy ramp jumps lol .....those were the happy days ❤
Wow beautiful collection man, I was born in 1960, my dad was a Schwinn and Honda freak...he bought me a 1968 Stingray Blue, 3 spd shifter, and the first Honda mini trail 50 in the Detroit area...he also had one of the first 4 cyl. cb 750 in 1970 in the area.
AMAZING Collection... Thanks for sharing! ❤️
Great collection. I recently re-acquired my 1970 Sting-Ray Fastback, yellow 5-speed. It's in decent and rideable condition. It doesn't have the original seat or tires, but everything else is intact. Love it.
Great reminder of me and my Lemon Crate. A friend of mine back then had a Huffy (Crate Knock off), but alongside his Shifter was a Park Brake lever.
Sweet collection!
Wow what a collection! I know the Sting Ray Fastback and the 'Krates' were the ultimate versions of the Sting Ray but most of the Schwinn Sting Rays that kids had in my neighborhood were the base or deluxe models..kids who had the 'Fastback' or 'Krate' versions probably had parents with deeper pockets. My favorite in this collection is the '65 Sting Ray Deluxe copper/orange color with the whitewall tires and chrome fenders..that's the version I recall seeing the most when I was a kid most often in blue or red color.
Nice additions to the fleet... looks a like a valuable collection...
Amazing collection.
Great Collection I just sent it to my Step Father he used to tell me about these bikes
Sweet collection
I live in France and when I was young I had a bike that was a bit like this Schwinn bike, I find their bikes magnificent
Эээх, я мечтаю о таком скате уже на протяжении 2 лет, ведь мне его не купить в Белоруси, но я уверен, что когда нибудь я обязательно приобрету его себе
I had an all green generic heavy bike with banana seat, couldn't wheelie that thing but my neighbor had a gold colored schwinn I'd ask to ride his so that I could, such a great bike but I guess I was too poor to have one. This was circa 1968ish. Good memories.
Thank you for saving these!
Very Nice collection! You would definitely enjoy a visit to Bicycle Heaven. I love you 26"ers.
I'd be tempted to put Sting Ray Handlebars on a couple and swap some seats around just for fun. Thanks for Posting.
I wanted a crate bike when i was 10ish and a kid in my neighborhood had the orange crate! Funny I'm 61 and still want one!
Used to give college girls a ride on my Cotton Picker during spring break on Ft.Lauderdale beach. I was 12. 62 now. Great times.
My neighborhood Bike Dealer sold Raleighs and Huffys. I had a friend with a Sting Ray. We both liked the wider handlebars with different wrist angles on the Huffy. He put Huffy Bars on his.
We both went on to eventually build Choppers and ride Motorcycles all of our lives.
VERY NICE COLLECTION.
Very cool collection!
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Had a pea picker with the baseball bat holder on it. went from a schwinn stingray to a harley davidson. Natural progression. PANHEADS FOREVER.
Wow, nice rides.
Wildwood NJ used to rent them out in the good old days 60's 70's when I was 10.