Rockman9
Finally riding a big boys bike
I got interested in old bikes out of an interest in the bikes I rode as a kid in the '60s like the Stingray type bike I got for Christmas in 1967. I quickly became interested in much older bikes but I still have a soft spot for Stingrays. Last year I bought a '79 Stingray (Jr?) and my grandson immediately fell in love with it and claimed it as his and has ridden it every since. My granddaughter wanted an old bike too so I bought her a '66 Fair Lady. She loves it and rides it all of the time when she comes over. A few weeks ago I found a green '69 Stingray that reminded me of "Stingray" I rode as a kid so I bought it. (We called it a Stingray but I can't really remember the brand and I have not been able to find any pictures of it.) Anyway when my grandson saw it he rode it and fell in love. He told me it was his favorite bike ever and he wanted it so bad. Needless to say the bike is his now.
In the mean time my GF had ridden the '69 green Stingray and loved it too. It brought back memories of her childhood Stingray type bike which she said she rode everywhere. So I found a 1967 Stingray Slik ChiK and surprised her with it over the Thanksgiving holiday.
I was thinking that all 4 of us could go out riding on Stingrays but I was short one Stingray for me. I found one on eBay that I loved but I was a minute too slow and missed out. So since I hadn't found another one that I liked I decided to build my own. I don't have a lot of knowledge on Stingrays but I have been learning as fast as I can. I'm starting with a 1966 Deluxe Stingray frame and going from there....
In the mean time my GF had ridden the '69 green Stingray and loved it too. It brought back memories of her childhood Stingray type bike which she said she rode everywhere. So I found a 1967 Stingray Slik ChiK and surprised her with it over the Thanksgiving holiday.
I was thinking that all 4 of us could go out riding on Stingrays but I was short one Stingray for me. I found one on eBay that I loved but I was a minute too slow and missed out. So since I hadn't found another one that I liked I decided to build my own. I don't have a lot of knowledge on Stingrays but I have been learning as fast as I can. I'm starting with a 1966 Deluxe Stingray frame and going from there....