Schwinn Typhoon in Violet/Opal

[PlasticNerd]

Was there ever a factory men’s cantilever frame that came in the purple ? Schwinn called it Opal or Violet on the Stingray snd on the girls bikes. I thought I had seen one somewhere before, maybe was specially ordered? Does anyone have pics? I’d love to find one !

 

[GTs58]

I've seen one, but it was a really really nice repaint.

Then there's this one. http://www.schwinnbikeforum.com/index.php?topic=19978.0

 

[bikemonkey]

I've seen one, but it was a really really nice repaint.

Then there's this one. http://www.schwinnbikeforum.com/index.php?topic=19978.0

 

[Jeff54]

Schwinn's Violet was a girly color

Was there ever a factory men’s cantilever frame that came in the purple ? Schwinn called it Opal or Violet on the Stingray snd on the girls bikes. I thought I had seen one somewhere before, maybe was specially ordered? Does anyone have pics? I’d love to find one !

Back in the day, I admired the color on girl's sting-rays but a boy wouldn't be caught dead on one. There's a 66 out there, original, but otherwise, I guess peeps were too homophobic to own a big boy's bike in the color. Guess, for that reason alone, they're pretty rare.

 

[PlasticNerd]

Thats the one ive seen !!!!

 

[PlasticNerd]

Schwinn's Violet was a girly color

Back in the day, I admired the color on girl's sting-rays but a boy wouldn't be caught dead on one. There's a 66 out there, original, but otherwise, I guess peeps were too homophobic to own a big boy's bike in the color. Guess, for that reason alone, they're pretty rare.

I had two friends with opal Stingrays and they were cool, Not Girly at all, i like em!!! I have seen Diamond frame ten speeds in the violet also.

 

[OZ1972]

Very nice !!!!!!

 

[spoker]

heres a twinn

 

[Schwinndemonium]

Here is my girly colored 1967 Men's Collegiate in its original Violet paint.

 

[mrg]

I thought Schwinn stopped using Opal Violet in early 65, at least they did in StingRays, the color changed to just Violet and was not as purple!