Will the real successor to the original Stingray please stand up?

Apparently, somebody at Pacific fianlly figured out that the current
Schwinn Stingray is neither a success nor anything resembling the
original version...and decided to resurrect the real thing in the
Roadmaster line.

http://tinyurl.com/4kb4c

or

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...=5&de pt=4171

The banana seat, 20" wheels (albeit with WAY too many spokes), and
tall bars (with a BMX stem this time; an improvement IMO) are all
present, alhough the frame appears to be aluminum (or perhaps chrome
plated steel; hard to say from the photo) and the model name is
oh-so-last-year; "bling-bling".

It will be interesting to see how long it is before the original
version's shortcomings are discovered to have been resurrected with
the ghost of Christmas past here.

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I spoke too soon.

http://www.schwinnbike.com/products/...gory.php?id=50

The real Stingray has been reinserted into the Schwinn line as well.

Everything old is new again...

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Werehatrack wrote:

I spoke too soon.

http://www.schwinnbike.com/products/...gory.php?id=50

The real Stingray has been reinserted into the Schwinn line as well.

Everything old is new again...


I thought they made repros several years ago too.

Matt O.

"Werehatrack" wrote in message
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Apparently, somebody at Pacific fianlly figured out that the current
Schwinn Stingray is neither a success nor anything resembling the
original version...and decided to resurrect the real thing in the
Roadmaster line.

http://tinyurl.com/4kb4c

or


http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...=5&de pt=4171

The banana seat, 20" wheels (albeit with WAY too many spokes), and
tall bars (with a BMX stem this time; an improvement IMO) are all
present, alhough the frame appears to be aluminum (or perhaps chrome
plated steel; hard to say from the photo) and the model name is
oh-so-last-year; "bling-bling".

It will be interesting to see how long it is before the original
version's shortcomings are discovered to have been resurrected with
the ghost of Christmas past here.

Now that is the "classic" style that I remember as a little kid! I thought
they were the coolest thing!
I remember my friend from the neighborhood had one, I don't remember if it
was a real schwinn, but at sure looked like that,
but his had a real tall sissy bar on the back.

Ken

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It's 10 pounds heavier than my full size Trek hybrid...and that
includes racks and fenders.

On 4 Mar 2005 10:57:44 -0800, may have said:

It's 10 pounds heavier than my full size Trek hybrid...and that
includes racks and fenders.

I think that shipping weight is a bit pessimistic. I hefted one at a
Mall-Wart this morning whilst making the obligatory catbox filler run,
and it was probably in the vicinity of 30 pounds.

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The Pea picker is available as well in a slightly darker and bluer
shade than the original.

Josh McClure