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Those little 20" bikes with the high rise handlebars, banana seats, etc. were just coming out shortly before I got my driver's license. Never had one, although my younger brothers did.
I've always been a curmudgeon - now I'm an old curmudgeon. ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
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Man memories. Lemon peeler. Banana seat was perfect for the paper route saddle bags. Was a money making wheelie machine....
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The perfect setup for wheelies! riding a wheelie all the way around the block . Now that took skillz Use to do it without holding the handlebars, on a 10 even.
God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter
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Oh man, there is a Napa store in Chico with a bunch of old school banana seat bikes on the top of the shelves between aisles.
Stick shifts and steering wheels on some.
Pretty cool.
Screw you! I'm voting for Trump again!
Ecc 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the 24HCF.
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Campfire Ranger
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I grew up late 70’s-80’s. A hutch Woody Itson Trickstar was the holy grail. I had a GT pro-performer, and a Robinson BMX. Redline, Hutch, SE, GT, Mongoose and Haro’s were the big names. Still have a vision Gator and an Alva Tex Gibson skateboard in the garage my son rides.
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Cheap chink junk... For starts the weld joints are not smooth radius and flowing likes on the originals where the top tube, down tube, meet the head tube... Hard pass.
Coyotes shot no waiting.
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I had a Schwinn Stingray in dark metallic green when I was a kid. Rode the hell out of it.
You get out of life what you are willing to accept. If you ain't happy, do something about it!
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Campfire Kahuna
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I had a Schwinn Stingray in dark metallic green when I was a kid. Rode the hell out of it. I had a metallic gold one. Road it until I got my Honda Trail 70 at 10 or 11.
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
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Hard to go wrong with a bicycle, here’s one I bought for the grandkid. People tell me my son looks like the mailman. Lmao!!! OP - nice bike man1
A person who's happy will make others happy. Anne Frank
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Cheap chink junk... For starts the weld joints are not smooth radius and flowing likes on the originals where the top tube, down tube, meet the head tube... Hard pass. Not going to pay three to eight grand for an old one.
God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter
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I had a Schwinn Stingray in dark metallic green when I was a kid. Rode the hell out of it. I did also. I remember My parents paid 75$ for it.
Figures don't lie, But Liars figure Assumption is the mother of mistakes
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Agreed. Probably a much better bike.
"There's more to optics than meets the eye."--anon
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Well, I guess for some folks style is everything. But all my friends who had those Schwinn Stingrays were kind of a drag whenever we actually were going anywhere. Slow pigs of a bike. On my plain Jane 3 speed "city" bike, I constantly had to wait for them to catch up.
For $700, you can get something that moves, and will outlast that showpiece. But you gotta decide what's important to you.
Lunatic fringe....we all know you're out there.
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I have that exact bike hanging up in the garage. Wife's dad kept it for her. Absolutely pristine.
Fun bike but it rides terrible. Makes a good conversation piece.
"What's the point of being retired if you can't climb trees and wash your feet in the creek?" - Teal
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