R.I.P. Al Fritz (Stingray Inventor)

[Gold Street Customs]

Just read this today. Sad.

 

[Dorian]

Just read this today. Sad.

I got this link on Facebook

http://www.bicycleretailer.com/north-am ... fritz-dies

 

[schwinnmesa]

That guy was an absolute genius. RIP.

 

[Dorian]

He was a genius to market those bikes across the country at that particular time, schwinn had the dealer network to make it happen. California had them first but Fritz got them out to the kids everywhere .

 

[ZygoteLittle]

This is an article on Al Fritz that appeared in bikerodnkustom several years ago and an LA Times article on his passing and history at Schwinn.

Thank you Al Fritz for sharing your marketing genius and to the kids in Southern California for giving us the Schwinn Sting-Ray – an American icon and easily my favorite bicycle of all-time, spanning from my youth in the 60’s to the present.

RIP Mr. Fritz and thanks again for the memories.

 

[krate-mayhem]

Hi all was at Barris's car show in Culver city and a lot people stop by to talk about AL Fritz and Sting-Rays.
the gang
http://blog.sfgate.com/bicycle/2013/05/ ... 8/#12141-1


IMG_4088 (Medium) by krate-mayhem, on Flickr

 

[Jimmy the Gent]

Not the best news to wake up to, but thanks Al. 8)

Here's a link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/sport...a54590-ba51-11e2-aa9e-a02b765ff0ea_story.html

 

[partsguy]

Rest in peace mn! Hopefully there are lots of Sting-Rays and other muscle bikes in heaven!