T tuga Joined Aug 27, 2008 Messages 297 Reaction score 13 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Sep 28, 2014 #1 Picked this up from a local flipper, looks to be a 1969 Fastback 3 speed, can't really find much info on it, I find more about the 5 speeds. Last edited: Sep 28, 2014
Picked this up from a local flipper, looks to be a 1969 Fastback 3 speed, can't really find much info on it, I find more about the 5 speeds.
rfeagleye Joined Mar 9, 2011 Messages 827 Reaction score 644 Rating - 100% 16 0 0 Sep 28, 2014 #2 They made 3-Speeds in 1969, nice find. Looks like a very clean bike! The bike has a late 1969 shifter on it, it has 3 bends in the handle. The 1969 Schwinn's had the best shifter of all their Sting-Ray bikes.
They made 3-Speeds in 1969, nice find. Looks like a very clean bike! The bike has a late 1969 shifter on it, it has 3 bends in the handle. The 1969 Schwinn's had the best shifter of all their Sting-Ray bikes.
P pkh1974 Joined Dec 3, 2010 Messages 299 Reaction score 58 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Sep 28, 2014 #3 Looks great.
deorman Joined Apr 20, 2009 Messages 10,983 Reaction score 3,194 Location Fairfax, VA Rating - 100% 2 0 0 Sep 28, 2014 #4 Yeah, that looks to be in seriously good condition and complete.
P patman73 Joined Aug 23, 2013 Messages 719 Reaction score 222 Location DFW , TEXAS Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Sep 28, 2014 #5 nice muscle bike !!!!!!!
Dr. Tankenstein Joined May 20, 2009 Messages 7,026 Reaction score 7,186 Location Isle of Hope, GA Rating - 100% 26 0 0 Sep 28, 2014 #6 If I owned that, I wouldn't need to be in the Build-Off right now! That is one awesome bike. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
If I owned that, I wouldn't need to be in the Build-Off right now! That is one awesome bike. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
radconsmoot Joined Aug 20, 2011 Messages 69 Reaction score 28 Location Roseburg, OR Rating - 100% 1 0 0 Sep 29, 2014 #7 Sweet! Is that just metallic blue, or does it look a bit greenish? Maybe it's just the pic (or my computer). I used to have a 69 5-speed krate, wish i had kept it.
Sweet! Is that just metallic blue, or does it look a bit greenish? Maybe it's just the pic (or my computer). I used to have a 69 5-speed krate, wish i had kept it.
Dale Alan Joined Sep 4, 2014 Messages 195 Reaction score 93 Rating - 100% 28 0 0 Sep 30, 2014 #8 Very nice find,a real beauty. Looks like it's in great shape too.
LukeTheJoker Pro Member Joined Nov 17, 2012 Messages 21,660 Reaction score 19,032 Location Broken Hill, Australia Rating - 100% 3 0 0 Sep 30, 2014 #9 Awesome bike! Luke.
Corykip Joined Jun 6, 2012 Messages 605 Reaction score 582 Location Huntington Beach CA Rating - 100% 16 0 0 Oct 3, 2014 #10 Do we refer to this as a stingray? The frame is different and it runs narrower wheels.
P pkh1974 Joined Dec 3, 2010 Messages 299 Reaction score 58 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Oct 4, 2014 #11 It is a stingray. Just a different model. All fastbacks are stingrays but not all stingrays are fastbacks.
It is a stingray. Just a different model. All fastbacks are stingrays but not all stingrays are fastbacks.
Corykip Joined Jun 6, 2012 Messages 605 Reaction score 582 Location Huntington Beach CA Rating - 100% 16 0 0 Oct 4, 2014 #12 Cool