Schwinn Muscle Bike Collection - Krates / StingRays / Fastbacks

Schwinn Muscle Bike Collection
-1967 Stingray Fastback
-1971 Stingray Fastback
-1972 Stingray Fastback
-1964 Stingray
-1964/5 Stingray Deluxe - N4
-1968 Stingray Apple Krate - Rotten
-1968 Stingray Apple Krate - Original
-1968 Stingray Apple Krate - Restored
-1969 Stingray Lemon Peeler
-1969 Stingray Orange Krate
-1969 Stingray Pea Picker
-1971 Stingray Cotton Picker
-1971 Stingray Grey Ghost
-1971 Stingray Grey Ghost - Project
-1971 Stingray Apple Krate
-1971 Stingray Pea Picker - Disc
-1972 Stingray Lemon Peeler - Disc
-1972 Stingray Apple Krate - Disc
-1972 Stingray Apple Krate - Disc
-1972 Stingray Orange Krate - Coaster
-1972 Stingray Orange Krate - Disc
-1968 Sears/Huffy Rail
-1956 Schwinn Wasp
-1962 Schwinn Corvette - 5 Speed
-1971 Schwinn Racer
-1930s-40s Cleveland Welding Co Cycle Truck

[@Beastly82Fox]

All the bikes had pedals. You have to understand what it took to store all these bikes in a space while still having to fit everything else normally found in an average garage and do it in a manner that would not risk further damage to them. My latest video covers this in detail as well as a few other popular questions. Just wanted to bring this up as it is a question posted almost repeatedly. Thanks for the interest in the video!

[@walterheinen5298]

Was just thinking the same thing as I watched the video.

[@peterrivney552]

I thought no peddles was a anti theft device how can you peddle a bike with no peddles ?🤔😏😉🤫

[@peterrivney552]

I remember a lot of those bikes do you have any John Deere Bikes in your collection along with back in the early '70's B/P gas stations had a couple bikes for a give away prize as well... The B/P Bikes were 3-speeds green in color I bearly remember them but I have seen one years ago .. The John Deere Bikes were the in the early '70s as well they had the banana seat style, I'm thinking the ten speed style and I think there was a 3-speed as well...

[@mikevasapollo6349]

Thank you for answering a question (already) that I was about to ask!

[@savage22bolt32]

@@peterrivney552 Awesome collection & a lot of labor of love! Hopefully there's a Doberman or PB for anti-theft.

[@nv1493]

Man we rode our stingrays all the time! Summers we'd leave the house in the morning and show up for dinner. Loved those days.

[@garydiane1577]

I’m 60 yrs old. I had a pea picker with a regular rear brake. We definitely weren’t rich and my dad was cheap, but bless his heart for buying it for me.

[@bretyoung1869]

Amazing collection !!! I got an Orange Krate for my birthday, around 1970, I was 10. My Parents were great, and I really miss them and the old times too.

[@royrobbins3377]

I was born 1960 those were what we all wanted in 72

[@keeferdog5617]

‘60 model here, too. These were “out of our league” when we were kids. I can remember going to the dealer to check em out. Had a Stingray with a banana seat. Used to do one-handed wheelies around the corner. It also doubled as our BMX bike. THOSE WERE THE DAYS

[@keeferdog5617]

@@user-hj5le6lo9w Fun memories and the best of times!

[@Zomby_Woof]

My first bike was a Typhoon my dad bought me and I hated. I thought it looked archaic and wanted a Sting Ray. I saved my money and traded up from my typhoon. But even on the Typhoon I was a terror. Used to ride down this big hill standing on one leg, either on the main tube or on the handle bars like I was an acrobat. Freaked people out who don't understand the gyroscope effect of spinning wheels at 25 mph plus. I was too stupid to have any fear. Or maybe too fatalistic. I figured if nothing else killed me first I'd be shipped off to Viet Nam to die in a jungle. Gotta understand, by 1972, we had been doing just that with our youth my entire life. Its just how it was. Adulthood seemed like a fantasy.

[@michaelszczys8316]

Back in 1970 I was building oversize - stretched Stingrays putting 20" wheels on 24" frames. The pedals were close to the ground but you learned to ride with hardly ever hitting the pedals. A friend got a brand new 5 speed Pea Picker and we started hanging because he was looking for someone to ride with not afraid to ride on trails down by the river. We used to ride our Stingray bikes- mine with tall sissy bar- on the trails. Who needs a BMX thing, stingray the ' all purpose' machine. In 1978 I bought a nice Apple Krate for about $60 , I wanted to try building a stretch Apple Krate . I took it all apart and then got into other things. My brothers friends came and stole all the parts. I only rode it about 10 feet.

[@davidrice6989]

Yes!

[@jimyounger9490]

I had the Orange Krate and still remember the day I found my cable lock cut , laying on the ground and my bike gone. Awesome collection.

[@MikeJBlues]

I had a 5 speed stingray when I was a kid. Was stolen when I rode it to the A&P store for my mom. Was rattle can metallic red I painted it. Rear turnsignal , the 8 ball shifter broke so I had replaced it with a handlebar shift lever. Also replaced the mini disk wheel with a full size rim with white lettered tire. Never found it but my dad brought it home in a box in pieces and we built it together. Wish I could find it today. I was 10 or 11. Im 59 now. That was a long sad walk home that day.

[@jupitercyclops6521]

I bet, that empty feeling in your gut, heart all heavy, everything kind of in slow motion....

[@cliffklimas8324]

Had a ‘70 Lemon Peeler when I was a kid , almost had it stolen outside of a convenience store I stopped at on the way to my grandmother’s house. 3 kids were eyeing it up when I came out, and one was even sitting on it. I told him to get off it and luckily store owner saw what was happening and told the kids to scram. I remember riding away from there feeling so scared about what had almost happened. I still have that bike today, along with an Orange Krate, Apple Krate and Pea Picker.

[@ronnyvonallmen6892]

I think about my Blue 1969 Stingray everyday….I remember the day my Parents took me to Haack’s Bicycle in Madison Wi…Brand New..$50.00…..Oh how I loved that bike…..Im 59 years old….

[@savage22bolt32]

Lucky you! I had to save up 70 bucks to get mine! 1966 Black Fastback / 5spd stick shift. Boy, those were the good old days.

[@moffettcoates6455]

Late 60’s not teenagers yet, my dad bought me a three speed Fastback and my younger brother a 5 speed Orange Krate. Rode them all the time. Summer time was memorable. I wish I had kept it for old times sake a long with my first motorcycle and car. Thanks dad.

[@BuildBreakFix]

No wonder there so hard to find! This guy has them all in a shed lol!

[@captjim007]

I sure wish kids today could enjoy those Krate bikes like I did mine back in the early 70's.

[@kenatkins7526]

Your passion for these relics is astounding!

[@randelroberts6112]

I still have my first 1968 sears rail my cousin gave it to me in 1970 when he got a 10 speed it's all original tires tubes cables paint ( purple) grips seat shifter I love it and take it out on rides now and then I am 55 years old makes me feel like a kid again

[@robertcox7220]

Awesome

[@rascalme9754]

I had a red rail bike and have looked around a few times on the net to get one but never found it. I'm 57. Did a lot of ramp jumping on that thing.

[@timsul3092]

Oh yeah, My grandson Will would love to find one of these for a project bike. Thanks again.

[@onazram1]

A kid in my neighborhood where I grew up had gotten an Apple Crate, every kid was talking about it, when I finally seen the kid riding that bike I thought it was the coolest bike i'd ever seen. I was so jealous and envious after that...

[@whatsit2ya247]

Yep, same here but the "rich kid" had the orange krate. I did have a couple of cool muscle chopper looking bikes but Dad was too cheap and poor to ever buy us kids (5 of us!) Schwinn's.

[@GoodTimeBikes]

What an amazing collection of American history! Seeing this makes me even more excited to get my 66 Stingray Deluxe finished!

[@skibootdier9488]

I had a 70's Schwinn Cruiser.. I absolutely adored that bike and wouldn't let it out of my sight. I kept it immaculate.. When all of my friend's bikes got stolen, I was able to keep mine. When I graduated high-school and started driving, I kept my bike safe in my room. My brother took my beautiful bike and sold it in the 80's for $30 without my permission.. Today, I have a collection of 5-SPEED Schwinn Cruisers and 20" bikes. Maybe one day I'll find my beautiful 70's Schwinn Cruiser.

[@rlh888]

Man this took me back, Way back, I was born July 1956, My good neighbor hood friend when I was 12 had one of these, He repainted it purple and put new decals back In the proper place, His name was Jamie Johnson, We built alot of model cars back then, You took me back to a time when Jamie was the absolute 💯 coolest kid in that subdivision I grew up in, and you brought a tear to this 65 year old guy , Great video, I admire what you are doing, Happy 4th of July!!!

[@josephliptak]

Looking back we abused our krates in the early 70s with being reckless and young. Had no idea that our muscle bikes and muscle cars would one day be so collectable. Thanks for showing your collection. Very nice bikes you have.

[@stuartb9323]

Wow...totally awesome collection I still miss my 67 stingray

[@rickp7683]

That is way cool, this is something you don't see everyday ,

[@timsul3092]

Wow what a collection. I noticed you didn't have the 3 speed sting ray, stick shift. I had the 3 speed and loved it. It was a 1966-68 model. Would sure like to find one of those. Thanks for sharing and the memories. I'm 63 now and looking at these bikes sure brings back the good ole days.😁👍

[@MF-kb2nv]

Same boat here...did yours have a slik and femders also? Mine was blue. Was always sad I sold it

[@timsul3092]

@@MF-kb2nv Yes mine has the slick tire on the back but I don't think it came with the chrome fenders. Seems like I put some on it though. Yeah, I sure wish I had mine. My grandson would love it.👍

[@RichBoberg]

Loved my Sting Ray! Parents bought it used at a garage sale in the early 70s so I’m guessing it was a mid to late 60s basic model that was a copper/orange color. I could “pop a wheelie” and ride that wheelie for what seemed like forever. We also used to clip baseball cards to the front fork with clothespins to make it sound like we were riding motorcycles. We only used the rookie cards of course because we didn’t know those guys 😂. Couple of my friends, who’s parents had $$, had the Krates with tall sissy bars and were all tricked out. They were awesome bikes but I still loved my Plain Jane garage sale Sting Ray!

[@ogearbox6132]

My parents gave me a 1965 Blue Schwinn Deluxe Sting Ray for Christmas that year. It replaced the red Schwinn Racer they got me a few years earlier. They bought it at a store in My Holly, NJ called Checkers. Man I loved that bike, I was the first kid on the block to have one. In fact no one else had one for a year, so I was the coolest kid on our block. No we weren’t rich dad worked hard in a factory. It didn’t have the hand brakes nor the shifter, they came later. I switched out the original banana seat for a blue metal flake one with a rear sissy bar which extended 4” above the seat. I did wheelies all day, laid long tire patches with the racing slick it came with. Oh and I won all the bike races against all comers, that thing could go super fast. It was the bestest childhood. Thanks Dad, (RIP.)

[@jakespeed63]

Insane collection Growing up in 60’s suburban Cleveland, and not very many kids had these bikes. They were expensive.

[@chriskoop4888]

Grew up in suburban Miami Fl. in the sixties and I did not see too many of these around either. I know my parents could not afford them.

[@dudermcdude9245]

My dad laughed pretty much when I asked. He bought me a gypy huffy.

[@rambladesmanmoe6291]

What a great trip down memory lane. Thank you so much.

[@pennsyltuckyden9823]

I thought you took off the pedals so someone couldn't just hop on and take off with the bike. Didn't realize it was for storage purposes.

[@debrahelmlinger6256]

Good idea thou, my ex collects and does shows, one show him and his buddy did at the beach ended with 2 bikes being stolen. They did get one back when it brought into a local bike shop for repair

[@pennsyltuckyden9823]

No wonder I can't find any Stingrays anywhere.

[@spencerrockwell5833]

haaha i just found one :P

[@BobsPetStopVideos]

I have one for sale 1969, need fenders and chain guard. Let me know if your interested or have the parts. Bob

[@whojahbless1560]

Yeah I think he's got the rest of them inside that barn.

[@pennsyltuckyden9823]

@@whojahbless1560 LOL

[@jameskann951]

You can find them if you go hunting! You probably don't want to pay for them though?

[@timkis64]

hey bud,thanks for the video.im allmost 60 years old & sitting here nearly salivating over your collection.very nice.indeed.

[@TarylFixesAll]

That Lemon Peeler is ace 👍

[@ronaldhuff635]

Man,, - oh man, you have a gold mine there, i had a blue 71 stingray that came new with a dodge charger, they have both been gone for years, the car, with a hemi,, wrecked and totalled in the 70s, had the bike until the 90s when it got stoled I am an old guy now, and if i could find another, i would have ""my sports car"" back and would keep it garaged ( in my living room) and still would ride it occasionally, nice collection man

[@pine0981]

Wow! great collection. I'm 58 & I remember these bikes.

[@lonnyjaw]

I didn't know that 5-speeds had different names according to their color. Even bicycles back in the day were exciting. We can see why everybody likes to go back in time to the good days when things were simple but fun and exciting.

[@steve-ph9yg]

They did I forgot about the Gray Ghost and the Cotton Picker because they were so rare even when they were new I only saw one at the bike shop then they only had one of each at a higher price.

[@danielboyd4618]

@@steve-ph9yg I think those 2 were a1 year thing not sure

[@steve-ph9yg]

@@danielboyd4618 the Gray Ghost was a one year production 1971 the Cotton Picker was a two year production 1970 - 1971 in the middle 1968 - 1973.of the Krate production due to the high cost and poor sales. The Gray Ghost is the rarest of the two extremely vary rare bikes. They would have been produced until the end of the Krate bike production in 1973

[@peterm6179]

Man, that is a sweet collection. That Racer near the end was my favorite. It has a timeless style. Looks like it will get you places with out worry. Very cool

[@TheresOnlyOneWayToRock]

Very nice collection. 👍

[@davebasch5995]

My Father bought me a used Apple Krate for $45 in around '74...treasured that thing for years

[@vanlifethetravelinfranksho5611]

Wow! Beautiful collection. Had one back in the 60's 70's. I remember a three speed stick and I think it was green. Might not have been a Schwinn but sure was fun!

[@shaunroberts9361]

Nice collection for sure. Thank you for sharing.

[@kennyscott1089]

What a magnificent collection. I wish I had started when I was younger.

[@georgeharleydavidsonrider156]

Amazing collection 🇺🇸

[@charlesherron8193]

1952 Boomer. Bought a Schwinn Racer 3 speed with optional coaster brake in 1964. Saved up $60 and ordered this Black beauty. I still have it and ride with my grand daughter. It still looks like new!

[@Wixom2200]

These bikes are EVERYWHERE. It's all about right place right time.

[@splithoof9567]

Thank you for sharing that…..you have awakened some great childhood memories!

[@davidtee2812]

AMAZING Collection... Thanks for sharing! ❤️

[@robertdiamondoil2384]

Beautiful collection I've never seen so many in such good condition thank for the video

[@rundoetx]

Awesome collection. Tank's for sharing.

[@Bigshow857]

Amazing collection.

[@anamericanentrepreneur]

Cool collection! I had a gold stingray with the rear shocks and it was my one bike all of my childhood. Wonderful adventures on that bike 😀👍

[@ReddingCT70]

Very Nice Collection I have enjoyed them for years & its good to see the interest grow.

[@kimoandrews5802]

Thank you for saving these!

[@sfranklin9073]

Wow! Amazing collection.

[@jefftevis2582]

Well done ~ thx 4 sharing!

[@that70sschwinn]

Nice additions to the fleet... looks a like a valuable collection...

[@jh5881]

Fantastic collection...I have a Ghost too. Congratulations on your great finds!

[@frogman8591]

VERY NICE COLLECTION.

[@Ploobstill]

great collection. delicious. I get hungry looking at these for some reason.

[@jhnfrrguto]

Nice Schwinn collection. Thanks for sharing.

[@jobamasux]

I wanted a crate bike when i was 10ish and a kid in my neighborhood had the orange crate! Funny I'm 61 and still want one!

[@BullittJon]

Great collection. I recently re-acquired my 1970 Sting-Ray Fastback, yellow 5-speed. It's in decent and rideable condition. It doesn't have the original seat or tires, but everything else is intact. Love it.

[@davidkastin4240]

Fabulous collection! ❤

[@trigliderider]

Wow, nice collection. Thanks for sharing. Takes me back, I had a green fastback exactly like the third one in line. Mine also had the speedometer. Purchased new from Tom Sawyer Schwinn in Wichita, Ks.

[@mikerca]

Grew up in Lyndhurst N.J. Just a few blocks away from a bike store that was a major Schwinn dealer. Got my Sting Ray with the shifter on the frame there. But when the “Krate” bikes started showing up a few years later, only the rich kids in the neighborhood would be seen riding them.

[@jaymorgan368]

Awesome collection!

[@kennnethbrown7582]

I love Schwinn Bikes my favorite

[@tonyhill5418]

I had the Pea Picker when I was a kid, that's a really nice collection.

[@larrytate5605]

wow ! thanx for sharing !!! great collection.

[@b-ill2195]

Great Collection I just sent it to my Step Father he used to tell me about these bikes

[@WolfmanJack66]

Awesome collection

[@tombryan1]

Impressive grass root type of collection, you know your bikes. That last one, wow!

[@copterscrawlersplanesrcpac9225]

Very cool collection! I have a Schwinn CHICAGO 1972 reissue, made in 1983, lemon peeler yellow... LOVE IT. Had a Vintage '68 2 speed kickback, and a '72 coaster brake, but they were banged up and poor riders, as all the components were shot. So I found the '83 reissue in like-new condition, rides and looks (virtually) like a new stingray!

[@prestonnelson4809]

WOW brings back memories

[@alvanwalls8371]

In 1965 My Dad took me down to No.. Hollywood CA. Schwinn dealer and we took home a New Super Deluxe Sting Ray in blue with Springer forks...I had the nicest bike at the Oxanard street elementary School..these bikes are a the bikes of a 1960s early 70s then those French European race bikes took over

[@whojahbless1560]

Awsome Collection.

[@peterkugel2631]

Awesome collection! I have a 1965 stingray almost all original and currently working on a 1956 Schwinn 20 inch . It’s hard to find a complete bike that’s not insanely overpriced. You got some great finds

[@randymack2222]

Back in the 70's I bought a purple 5 speed bike the seller told me it was a Schwinn "Grape Crate"! After seeing your collection I find out it was a Sears, same double upper frame with the shifter mounted between...

[@KurbzGarage]

Amazing Collection 😍

[@c8l15]

WoW, these really look good, nice collection.

[@user-xg6pl9ii5y]

Эээх, я мечтаю о таком скате уже на протяжении 2 лет, ведь мне его не купить в Белоруси, но я уверен, что когда нибудь я обязательно приобрету его себе

[@StingraySteve]

Wow you have a nice collection !

[@76vetten]

This really took me back. I had 3 different styles. All had the ball breaking stick. One was black. Which one was that? The others were orange and apple crate. All had slicks. This was in the 60’s. Yes I’m old. Outstanding video. 😊

[@garyedwards3269]

That is a super bicycle collection!

[@phillipanderson2607]

I love schwinn bikes. I have a 1997 model home grown XT hardtail mountain bike that I bought in late 1997 from a friend. He road this bike only a few times and sold it to me. It's a high end price bicycle. I never did ride it. I keep it for display in my home. It looks brand new from sitting in the house for 25 years . This bike when new sold for $1400. Before taxes new that year. It is a one of a kind in that it still looks brand new.

[@styxfan4022]

Very cool collection!

[@VnnDgd]

Sweet collection!

[@gregartley211]

1969 I won a stingray from an Esso, now Exxon gas station in a raffle. Since the stations mascot was the Esso Tiger, you know.. put aTiger in your tank. It had a black and yellow tiger stripe banana seat ,yellow frame,handle grips with tiger head on the ends yellow and black tassles coming out of the mouth , coaster brakes. Slick tire on the back and chrome fenders. Just outside of Travis Air Force base. Moved Kadena air base, Okinawa 1970 and was stolen in about weeks. I cried like the 10 yr old I was. Miss that memory....

[@mandujanojuan437]

Sweet collection

[@donfredette533]

Wow..you should be very proud of that collection..best line up of the best bikes..

[@JimmyFloridatube]

I am 68, so the 65 model was probably the one me and brothers and friends had back in small town Indiana.

[@thomasmoje5926]

Wow what a collection! I know the Sting Ray Fastback and the 'Krates' were the ultimate versions of the Sting Ray but most of the Schwinn Sting Rays that kids had in my neighborhood were the base or deluxe models..kids who had the 'Fastback' or 'Krate' versions probably had parents with deeper pockets. My favorite in this collection is the '65 Sting Ray Deluxe copper/orange color with the whitewall tires and chrome fenders..that's the version I recall seeing the most when I was a kid most often in blue or red color.

[@sailawaybob]

Awesomecollection

[@wearewrecks4719]

Awesome collection I have a few Schwann my self I love them you can find them around where I live

[@ricke.2205]

Nice collection.

[@gurutimes2]

very valuable bikes

[@garettanderson6772]

When I was a kid I had that yellow Schwinn that is second from the front at the very beginning of the video. Exact same configuration.

[@karaokerules]

WOW, What and awesome collection, I'd like to have one of all the 69 Krates that was made, cause the yr. i was born

[@ramsnover3599]

Wow beautiful collection man, I was born in 1960, my dad was a Schwinn and Honda freak...he bought me a 1968 Stingray Blue, 3 spd shifter, and the first Honda mini trail 50 in the Detroit area...he also had one of the first 4 cyl. cb 750 in 1970 in the area.

[@scottybeegood]

Wow, nice rides.

[@jasongonsales9599]

Looks like heaven to me

[@michael61985]

This is just a badass collection love them all one day I'll have me a Corvette

[@benbernal9268]

That's a bike that has a lot history I always wanted a stingray schwinn that's one of a kind bike