My earliest ride

[427TJ]

Man, that photo of the Stingray damn near brought a tear to my eye! My Scrambler's seat was exactly like that--black tuck and roll with the white Schwinn lettering. What a classic bicycle and a true American icon.

Yeah, I can't remember the name of the mag wheels that came out in the mid '70s. I think the one I had was made of very strong plastic, as it was overall black and very light. All I had to do was lean back and give the bars a little pull and a slight push on the down pedal and that front wheel came right off the ground. It was even worse with my paper route bag over the seat with 50+ newspapers.