1979 Schwinn Sting
Sold. The one bike from youth that truly sparked my imagination on the show room floor. Weighing in at 21.5 lbs.
Complete Restore, repop decals. Cranks, bars, and brakes are my original survivors.
To learn anything and everything about Stings go to http://www.schwinnbike.com/heritage
Stings have some unique characteristics.
The headtube is 5 inches.
The headset is 1inch Standard, not 1 inch BMX like a normal BMX bike. This is similar to a road bike which makes sense since Stings were made in the same shop as the high end Schwinn road bikes. New Tange Sekei Levin CDS (26.4mm race) headsets are available for about $22 bucks and have the correct top race that is pressed into the frame.
The headbadge is the same as Schwinn roadbikes. Search ebay for Schwinn badge to locate one. They are readily available and cost around $10. If you buy it when labeled as a Sting headbadge, you may pay $50 or over for the same item.
The seatpost is 26.8. New Alloy posts that resemble the original are available from Kalloy. check out aebikes.com, they should be around $7. http://aebike.com/page.cfm?PageID=30&am … sku=ST2027 . The seat clamp has an inner diameter of 1 1/8 inch, which is common for new school bikes.
The bottom bracket is a standard american bottom bracket. nothing unusual.
The dropouts take standard 3/8inch axles. nothing unusual.
The fork dropouts were modified due to strength issues. a fork with a straight dropout will be 79. Newer will have a "bubble" toward the bottom of the dropout.
--->>>Do NOT use Oxalic acid to clean a Sting as the decals will deteriorate! <<<---
Race
