Saturday, June 01, 2013

The Sting-Ray Bicycle Turns 50

Good article in today's Wall Street Journal about the trendsetting Sting-Ray bike which turns 50 this week.



As you may recall this bicycle had butterfly handlebars, a banana seat, and optional sissy bar. I rode Tyler McCray's a few times around the neighborhood and loved it. It could do wheelies, patch out, and come to a fish-tail stop.

As the article points out, it was designed for show-offs and kids who desired an outlaw image. Looking back on it, it's easy to connect the dots and see it as the predecessor to the next big thing--all-terrain biking.


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