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The 1968 Schwinn Krate models had a front drum brake. [9] The 1972 Schwinn Pea Picker included a rear disc brake. [9] Forks. The 1968 Schwinn Krate models included a spring suspension front fork. At least one model, the Murray Kingkat, came from the factory with long forks resembling a chopper motorcycle. [16] Seating
1968 Schwinn Sting-Ray Orange Krate 5-speed. In 1962, Schwinn's designer Al Fritz heard about a new youth trend centered in California for retrofitting bicycles with the accoutrements of motorcycles customized in the " bobber " or " chopper " style, including high-rise, " ape-hanger " handlebars, and low-rider "banana seats". [ 23 ]
The Chopper was designed in response to the Schwinn Sting-Ray, [1] [2] and an earlier attempt, the Rodeo, which was not commercially successful. [2] The popularity of the Chopper also led to a range of smaller bikes following a similar design theme. These included the Raleigh Chipper, Tomahawk and Budgie models, aimed at younger riders. [5]
Ray Price (June 25, 1937 – December 16, 2015) was an American motorcycle drag racer and is credited as the "Father of the Funnybike". He was also a designer, engineer, and the first drag racer to be sponsored by Harley-Davidson .
Albert John Fritz (October 8, 1924 – May 7, 2013) was a vice president at the Schwinn Bicycle Company and is credited with creating the Schwinn Sting-Ray, which started the wheelie bike craze. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Mr. Fritz was born in Chicago on October 8, 1924, and died on May 7, 2013, in Barrington, Illinois.
Schwinn sold an impressive 1.5 million bicycles in 1974, but would pay the price for failing to keep up with new developments in bicycle technology and buying trends. Schwinn also marketed a top-shelf touring model from Panasonic, the World Voyager , lugged with butted Tange chrome-molybdenum alloy tubing, Shimano derailleurs, and SunTour bar ...
The 1969 Billboard year-end list is composed of records that entered the Billboard Hot 100 during November–December 1968 (only when the majority of chart weeks were in 1969), January to November–December 1969 (majority of chart weeks in 1969). Records with majority of chart weeks in 1968 or 1970 are included in the year-end charts for those ...
This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1969 per Variety. The data from April 9, 1969, is per Variety' s weekly 50 Top-Grossing Films chart which was first published on April 23, 1969.