No Reserve: Collection of Seven Schwinn Sting-Ray Krate Bicycles for sale on BaT Auctions - ending April 16 (Lot #238,108) | Bring a Trailer As a kid of the 70's this was the coolest Bike out there. The one the rich kids had these. I had a yellow Huffy version. Any of you guys of this era have one, or knew a friend that did?
My younger brother had one of these, an Orange Krate, back in the day. Very cool bike. We loved the shock absorbers in the rear and the spring in the front.
I, of course, was too cool to want such a "small" bike. I wanted something "full-size." In 1973, at age 16, with money earned from my paper route, I bought a Raleigh Super Course. Cost $167. What's really cool is that I still have this bicycle now 53 years later. It's shows a little wear now, but, hey, it's been with me through thick and thin. Even now, as I approach 70 years of age, I still get out on it once in a while, usually taking my granddaughter to a local park with several nice bike trails. On the center post below the seat is the sticker I had to put on it in order to be able to park in the bicycle rack at college. Dated 1978-79. I plan to be buried with it.
Mine was a Mustang three speed, orange with coaster brake. As kids we beat the crap out of our bikes.
