1968 Schwinn Sting-Ray Orange Krate 5-speedOpen house for the Huffy Penguin on March 3, 1963The North American Version of The Mk2 Raleigh ChopperHuffy Flaming Stack chain GuardSchwinn banana seat with sissy bar, bobbed fender, and slick, square-profile tireCustomized "Eliminator" with speedometer and wheelie bar
A wheelie bike, also called a dragster, muscle bike, high-riser, spyder bike or banana bike, is a type of stylized children's bicycle designed in the 1960s to resemble a chopper motorcycle and characterized by ape hanger handlebars, a banana seat with sissy bar, and small (16-to-20-inch (410 to 510 mm)) wheels.[1][2][3] Notable examples include the Schwinn Sting-Ray and Krate lines and the Raleigh Chopper line. Other notable manufacturers and retailers that offered models include AMF, CCM, Columbia, Huffy, Iverson, J. C. Penney, Malvern Star, Monark, Murray, Ross, Sears, and Vindec.
In modern usage, "wheelie bike" can refer to a large-frame BMX bike.[4]
^Brown, Sheldon. "Wheelie Bike". Sheldon Brown. Retrieved 2010-06-27. Wheelie Bike. Also known as a "high-riser", "Stingray", "polo bike", "banana bike", "Chopper".
^Herlihy, David V. (2004). Bicycle, The History. Yale University Press. pp. 363. ISBN 0-300-10418-9. Meanwhile, a new juvenile craze broke out and propelled domestic bicycle sales past the four million mark for the first time. This time around, the demand was for new-fangled "high-risers" like Schwinn's Sting-Ray.
^John Jurgensen (June 12, 2005). "Muscle Bike Still Spins Magic Spell. Cool Bicycle Spoke Volumes to Ageless Kids, Who Still Get a Kick from Wheelies, Burning Rubber". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 2010-06-30. By today's standards, they are heavy, clumsy and laden with odd and dangerous accessories. But at a time when the Rolling Stones ruled the airwaves and helmets were unheard of, muscle bikes were the coolest things on two wheels.
A wheeliebike, also called a dragster, muscle bike, high-riser, spyder bike or banana bike, is a type of stylized children's bicycle designed in the...
truck pull events. Wham-O developed and sold an add-on wheelie bar for wheeliebikes. A wheelie is imminent when the acceleration is sufficient to reduce...
launched by Americas Bike Co. in San Diego, California. The original Swing Bike was in the wheeliebike style, and the Swing Bike company also offered...
The Raleigh Chopper is a bicycle (referred to as a wheeliebike) for children / young adults, manufactured and marketed by the Raleigh Bicycle Company...
in the mid-1960s with the advent of the Schwinn Sting-Ray and other wheeliebikes. Sales reached 4 million units per year for the first time. At the height...
Scout, a 10-speed road bicycle; the Dragster, a so-called "wheeliebike"; and the Sigma, a BMX bike. In 1962, Peter Mole of the John T. Bill & Co contacted...
size and availability of the Schwinn Sting-Ray and other wheeliebikes made them the natural bike of choice for these races, since they were easily customized...
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pressure, the bike is ridden for a short distance on the front wheel. It is also called an endo, a nose manual, or less commonly, a front wheelie. Bicycle...
Inspired, he designed a mass-production bike for the youth market known as Project J-38. The result, a wheeliebike, was introduced to the public as the...
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previously referred to as the Dragster Dragster, another name for a wheeliebike This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Dragster...
motorcycle stunts on motor bikes, both on public roads and in private venues. Some stunters have organized commercial teams. A wheelie on a motorized vehicle...
frames are popular on the cruiser bicycle, the lowrider bicycle, and the wheeliebike. In many cantilever frames the only straight tubes are the seat tube...
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handlebar became very popular in the 1960s after the introduction of wheeliebikes such as the Schwinn Sting-Ray, Raleigh Chopper, and other highly stylized...
friendship between Newstead and a bike shop owner, over their shared love of mountain biking. Their name is a pun: to "pop a wheelie" is to ride a bicycle with...
2000), nicknamed, "The Wheelie King," was an American stunt motorcyclist and former World Record holder for the World's Longest Wheelie. Domokos was born in...
movement or bike forward motion is required to regain balance. This can be noticeable on long-wheelbase recumbents, choppers, and wheeliebikes. It can also...
is also unlockable. Controlling him is almost exactly like using the WheelieBike, except he can attack automatically with his hammer, similar to Meta...
cruiser bicycles in the 1950s and several models during the 1960s in the wheeliebike style designed by George Barris under the Iverson brand name. The Iverson...
70s-era wheeliebikes, such as the Schwinn Sting-Ray and the Raleigh Chopper. This extended backrest, which attached to the rear of the bike's banana seat...
and is credited with creating the Schwinn Sting-Ray, which started the wheeliebike craze. Mr. Fritz was born in Chicago on October 8, 1924, and died on...
and holidays. List of bicycle types Outline of cycling Raleigh Chopper Wheeliebike Corporate example: [1], PhatCycles, June 9, 2010 Gould, Nemo. "Chopper...
hug, kiss, and hop on the back of strangers' bikes. Vendors sold food, T-shirts, mix CDs, and offered wheelie rides on customized motorcycles. Live entertainment...
smoothing the butterfly valve action when a wheelie was detected, providing a less violent response to the bike's front wheel lifting off the ground. The...
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