"Schwinn StingRay" Knobby
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coasterbrakejunkie1969
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
coasterbrakejunkie1969
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
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indycycling
Finally riding a big boys bike
Schwinn Stingray knobby was first issued 4Q63 and carried through 64 on the Stingray. Schwinn used Goodyear and other manufactures. The tire just listed for sale is Goodyear with the 3 circle date codes and is dated 4Q63, not 62, she admitted getting that wrong.
She has a very desirable tire there for sale albeit price is high and it's in excellent condition, not NOS.
She has a very desirable tire there for sale albeit price is high and it's in excellent condition, not NOS.
Schwinn Sales West
Finally riding a big boys bike
Keep in mind that Schwinn sold aftermarket repair parts. A 20x2.125 Schwinn BSW Knobby was sold for many years as a replacement part at any Schwinn dealership. I have a 20x2.125 WSW Schwinn Knobby on the front wheel of my Cycle Truck. I don't see this as a Holy Grail part. If your only buying because of the product date code that's a different issue and that's fine.
Goodyear, B.F. Goodrich, Uniroyal, and Carlisle all made rubber products for Schwinn over different periods. One by one, they all stopped manufacturing any bicycle rubber. The Sting Ray sales were so popular I think Schwinn would take anything from any vendor that could manufacture to get more units produced. Persons seats were hard to get initially. Having enough Schwinn tire molds was the problem, since we were selling a large volume of a tire size that traditionally did not sell that well in the past. In general, all of the U.S. rubber vendors had serious quality issues. The same short supply thing happened when the 20" slick's came out, and again when Carlisle and Goodyear began making their 20" motocross tires.
As a sales representative, I was the guy that went through the dealers return boxes each month and wrote credits for any warranty parts. Many inner tubes were replaced before the new bicycles even hit the dealership showrooms. Valve stem vulcanizing was a huge issue for all the U. S. rubber manufacturers. It was not until the early 1980's that more Schwinn rubber started to come from Off Shore and the rubber quality was much improved. We all like to think that U.S. production is better, but the import companies made the best tires and tubes for the bicycle and motorcycle industries.
John
Goodyear, B.F. Goodrich, Uniroyal, and Carlisle all made rubber products for Schwinn over different periods. One by one, they all stopped manufacturing any bicycle rubber. The Sting Ray sales were so popular I think Schwinn would take anything from any vendor that could manufacture to get more units produced. Persons seats were hard to get initially. Having enough Schwinn tire molds was the problem, since we were selling a large volume of a tire size that traditionally did not sell that well in the past. In general, all of the U.S. rubber vendors had serious quality issues. The same short supply thing happened when the 20" slick's came out, and again when Carlisle and Goodyear began making their 20" motocross tires.
As a sales representative, I was the guy that went through the dealers return boxes each month and wrote credits for any warranty parts. Many inner tubes were replaced before the new bicycles even hit the dealership showrooms. Valve stem vulcanizing was a huge issue for all the U. S. rubber manufacturers. It was not until the early 1980's that more Schwinn rubber started to come from Off Shore and the rubber quality was much improved. We all like to think that U.S. production is better, but the import companies made the best tires and tubes for the bicycle and motorcycle industries.
John
DonChristie
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
wow! Very insightfuul info John @Schwinn Sales West ! Thank you and welcome!
indycycling
Finally riding a big boys bike
I have this exact original tire on my original L3 Lime Stingray. My other L3 Stingrays have some of the other ballon tires that were available first like the Goodyear Double Eagles and the Goodyear Speedways
