1980 Schwinn Sting

[reilley1]

Some of the East Anglia boys might remember me running around Brandon BMX on my old Sting.  I have a liking for those bikes and I had this frame for a little while and decided to build it up




Schwinn Sting Frame & Fork

Sunshine sealed hubs

Asahi Spokes

Araya 7C Rims

Snakebelly Front/Comp II Rear tires

Shimano 600 Alloy headset



Square Corner Tuf Neck

Alloy V Bars

AME Grips

Taya Chain

Galli Crankset with Sugino chainwheel

Reedy Pedals (Thanks so much Cheez)



Alloy Seat clamp

Kashimax Super Pro Saddle

Alloy Fluted Post (Thanks Jeremy)

Weinmann brake with Matthauser Shoes

Suntour Freewheel




Dia Compe brake lever

Haro Type II Plate (Thanks PK)

VDC Bottom Bracket

[zed4130]

one day your put a bike on here i dont like , i cant see that ever happening though    great looking bike , yet again 

[MartyC]

Very nice, love the tyres and brake lever, you don't see many of those around 

[wildwood1971]

nice, proper nice 

[tobybrown35]

that lever is my alltime fave nice ride

[Bigplinky]

OK I've sussed you, you've got a time machine and keep going back to get all those parts 

Really nice build Reilly looks nice and authentic to it's year 

[DR VINOAH]

once again you have made it to the front of the class

and thanks for solving the mystery of the frame for me

as a pal had one of these schwinns bitd

and i have been trying to remember what it was for a few years now

the flared top/bottom tubes to the headtube was the givaway

thanks again & hats off to ya

[reilley1]

Thanks guys. 

To me, the Schwinn Sting is the epitomy of vitage BMX.  Brazed, road oriented frame, totally trick at the time

[Mattdub]

Very cool Rick , I remember seeing a test in a US mag recently where the Sting was said to be one of the best complete builds and they were a premium price over quite a few other makes  .

The tubing & brazing work is trick .

[Bananaman]

That just ooozes vintage flavour, nice 

[keep it lit!]

  just imagine waking up early saturday morning and taking off down the woods on that in 1980!.............thats cool mate!


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