If you grew up in postwar America and rode a bicycle, chances are pretty good it was a Schwinn, whether it was a tank cruiser like a Black Phantom, a 10-speed Varsity, a rugged Excelsior retrofitted for mountain biking, an economical everyday ride like the Typhoon, or the Orange Krate, Apple Krate, or Fastback flavors of the Sting-Ray, which featured a banana seat, butterfly handlebars, and a stick shift bolted perilously close to the rider's...Continue Reading