40 MPH on 1966 Schwinn Stingray?

After the Stingray’s a long restoration let’s see if we can hit 40 mph going down hill in this exciting episode!
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[@BertsBEATS-MDBC]

That vintage bike still got it.

[@GoodTimeBikes]

Yeah!! It can still hang with the best of em 😎

[@timeomyside]

I did 40 on my Schwinn Fastback downhill in Fillmore Ca. Smooth as silk in 1969.

[@GoodTimeBikes]

That’s awesome! In a way I’ve joined a very old club. “High speed on a Stingray.” Guys like you who came before me established it. I assume I’m the first to document it in detail. 👍🏼

[@tywebb355]

I had a back tire blow out on my Orange Krate. It had a slow leak and I would over inflate it every morning. Thank God I wasn't going as fast as you. It was out of control. I ended up un some pricker bushes. Nice to see your old Stingray working so good. Don't worry about the speed so much. It's all about how good you look while riding it.

[@GoodTimeBikes]

I was definitely taking a risk but I really wanted to hit 40 mph. I’m planning on finding a bigger hill so this bike officially reaches 40. Do you still have your Orange Krate?

[@tywebb355]

@@GoodTimeBikes No, unfortunately I don't. I parked it after I pushed it home. A kid from down the street saw it and asked if I wanted to sell it. I sold it to him for $10 so I could buy a watch. I tried to get it back years later, but it was gone. 😔

[@GoodTimeBikes]

@@tywebb355 jeez I’m sorry to hear that! If only you knew how desirable they would be later on. Did you ever get another one at some point?

[@tywebb355]

@@GoodTimeBikes I tried online years ago. I threw in a few bids here and there with no luck. I'm now trying to build a "Girls Krate" for my granddaughter. I have the donor bike for the frame, but I'm having sticker shock on the repop parts it's going to take to complete it.

[@GoodTimeBikes]

@@tywebb355 there are late 70s and early 80s Schwinn Fair Ladys that you can find for $100. Your Orange Krate is expensive no matter what (as you probably know). Even the worst rusty heap it’s $600! It would be nice if you could find an Orange Krate for yourself despite the price tag though.

[@yuri_on_youtube]

You may not have pulled off 40 mph but I think the real achievement was that you did 16 miles (~2 mi x 8 attempts) of ascending and jeans. What percent grade is that road section?

[@GoodTimeBikes]

I think it was about .3 mi one way. 1,584ft with elevation of 123ft. Divide 1584 by 123 then multiply by 100 and we should have our grade correct? If I did the math right it’s 7.76%. I think this would be more accurately measured if we were only measuring the steepest portion. My calculation includes a rather flat portion. Either way that’s pretty funny you mention mileage and jeans lol I wore jeans because I wanted to at least save my legs if I went down.

[@yuri_on_youtube]

@@GoodTimeBikes That's pretty much correct. I'd reckon you could eek it out from 39 to 40 mph by getting rid of the camera stick and mounting the camera central to you. But riding uphill on it and stopping on those brakes (either bike) is a feat in of itself.

[@GoodTimeBikes]

@@yuri_on_youtube if the video does well enough I’ll find a bigger hill and maybe even shoot for 45. I hear Galena IL has some big hills but that’s about 3hrs one way. Maybe if I rode more in the other lane it would have made a difference but there’s traffic so I didn’t want to take that risk. I was a able to ride the Moab up hill in 1st or 2nd gear but the Stingray didn’t stand a chance so I had to walk it lol my vintage brake pads did a great job! Lol So long as that kind of performance wasn’t demanded of them consecutively they were good. I imagine if they didn’t have time to cool down there would be a problem lol

[@maryannkoehn907]

Great achievement on getting to 41 mph. Looks pretty exhausting to do that many tries. Now for a good meal, & some shut 👁 eye.

[@GoodTimeBikes]

Thank you! Only thing is I didn’t hit 40 on the Stingray… I may have to do this over again but we’ll see about that

[@TracyC-nj2tq]

I lived in Queens, New York over 30 years ago, on a street on a long, steel hill. Every so often, I would hear some kids timing the light from the bottom of the hill from the top of it. You always knew when the light turned green because you heard the kids scream "AHHHHH!" as they rolled down the hill to go through it. It was HILARIOUS every time!

[@rickshum8550]

Just wondering if you could have gotten into more of an aerodynamic tuck ? Awesome video !!

[@GoodTimeBikes]

Thank you! You probably can’t tell but I was trying to keep my knees in, elbows in and lean down. The handle bars make it pretty hard to do so lol

[@Siggy_Sour]

sweet bike! i gotta see the restore vids! Brave Brave man, Evil would be proud!

[@GoodTimeBikes]

Lol thank you!

[@unclemeat7310]

That is my childhood bike. Great memories.

[@GoodTimeBikes]

It was a great era from what I’ve heard 👍🏼

[@Jestr86]

lean forward to reduce drag you may just hit the 40mph..

[@GoodTimeBikes]

Thank you but I just couldn’t do it on this hill.. not that day anyway lol

[@cnnw3929]

Just ride the Stingray down Loveland pass, Colorado. You'll definitely reach 40mph there!

[@GoodTimeBikes]

@@cnnw3929 I surpassed 40mph in a later video. I drove up to Galena IL. It was about a 3 hr drive for me to get there. Thank you!

[@StingraySteve]

My 5 speed fastback would have got you there quicker

[@GoodTimeBikes]

I fully believe that! I have two Fastbacks so it would be a neat comparison if I used a Fastback on the same hill

[@kipphawley4514]

You might want to go trying to leaned forward downward towards the Handle bar. You should try a 1980s 10 speed betcha you will be able to hit 45 mph.

[@GoodTimeBikes]

I tried everything I could that day and nothing was working out for me. However, I did surpass my goal on a bigger hill. Also, I definitely agree that a 10 speed would have picked up more speed and it would have felt more stable I bet haha

[@allenschmitz9644]

It's scary as shit doing 30 mph on a 20' bike and mine's electric and my first bike was a Schwinn Stingray 1966.

[@GoodTimeBikes]

Lol yeah things got exciting in the upper 30s. ‘66 is a great year btw! 👍🏼

[@bennymontoya4299]

I think you would have easily hit forty if you had a mag sprocket.

[@GoodTimeBikes]

I agree. This is why I plan to return to the same hill with my 68 Fastback. That’ll be a future video. Also, thank you.

[@another3997]

I remember watching the programme about Guy Martin and his record for highest speed in a gravity powered "Soapbox". You might consider it cheating, but you'll get a slightly higher speed if you were to add a little weight, somewhere out of the airflow. A slim back pack with some bottled water? Plus you get a drink on the way back up the hill. 😁

[@GoodTimeBikes]

Ah not a bad idea but in the video my “rider weight” is about 200lbs as it is.. I don’t want to add anymore stress to the little Stingray lol

[@Home4Variety]

A bit late with this comment/question, but what kind/size tires are those, on the Stingray? I have a banana seat bike I'm planning to restore, almost the same as yours. Awesome build! New subscriber here!

[@kyletietz9692]

Very cool

[@GoodTimeBikes]

Hey! Thank you!

[@Hambonebodi]

😂😂😂❤❤❤

[@mooosamooosa4526]

Just put bigger gear on that bad boy

[@GoodTimeBikes]

I have it put back to the way it was made BUT I’ll return to that hill with my 68 Fastback. Better gear ratio and a little taller wheel. Think that’ll do it?

[@matamario3]

Nice! I just found your videos. Great effort but don't get hurt

[@GoodTimeBikes]

Thank you! I always try to keep it rubber side down and shiny side up :)

[@williamkaono1239]

Just fly through the stop sign you’ll do it.

[@RagedContinuum]

Ever do ebike conversions? Eco-bike sells 2 gears enabling a mod to a tsdz2 mid-drive motor which should work with a coaster hub, but nobody's ever posted a video about it.. read about it on an ebike forum

[@GoodTimeBikes]

That’s cool and fully believe ebikes serve a purpose but I’m not all that interested in converting old bikes. I like my Stingrays the way the came from the factory 😎

[@skeleton432]

Thanks for sharing

[@GoodTimeBikes]

Absolutely! Thank you for watching 👍🏼

[@rickmills4801]

Actually, that helmet is more of an "Easy Rider" thing, so Peter Fonda...

[@GoodTimeBikes]

Lol I just googled it and you’re right!! That’s a little before my time 😂

[@rickmills4801]

@@GoodTimeBikes Won't go praising the movie as "fine art", 'cuz it's not, BUT it has a scene in it that I always remember, and wanted to do: They've scored and dealt the coke, and have bought their iconic choppers (I always liked Billy's bike the best), and they're getting ready to pull-out onto the highway, sitting on the shoulder of the road, when Peter Fonda looks at his wristwatch, notes the time, takes-off his watch, and tosses it into the weeds. They've now got all the time in the world.

[@rickmills4801]

Now, If you're curious about how Evel Knievel would be noted, think of his "logo", or "motif", if you will, as laid-out like a Confederate Flag, but with a White Ground, instead of red, with the star-spangled Blue "X", but stripe-bordered in Red. I think his cape may have shown this. By the way, I have been told, though I have no way to check it, that his cane he had with him after the Ceasars Palace crash, is the same " Doctor's Cane" presented to a certain Doc Holliday, after graduating from Dentistry School, and who traded it for the side-by-side Morgan Earp had, on the way to the OK Corral that day...

[@GoodTimeBikes]

@@rickmills4801 lol I might have to watch this movie someday

[@GoodTimeBikes]

@@rickmills4801 lol that’s pretty cool history.. I like it!

[@michael61985]

False advertising the stingray didn't hit 40mph just a click bait video

[@GoodTimeBikes]

Lol I hit 39 twice but that’s not good enough in my book either! I’m working on a 68 Fastback that I’ll use on the same hill. I expect that’ll hit 40 …right?

[@jasongonsales9599]

@GoodTimeBikes Bro, you did good... Obviously, Michael just seems a little jealous of that beautiful bike and your very close attempts at reaching your target speed.!

[@GoodTimeBikes]

@@jasongonsales9599 well thank! I appreciate that very much. There will definitely be more “high speed content” yet to come :)