Sting Ray bicycle

[cobraman]

Just some touch ups left to do . 

[DPNM]

Excellent workmanship Ray!

A little bit better lighting and background and I'd be hard pressed not to think it was 1 to 1.

This was one of the real bicycles I wish I had from back in the day. Never got one.

 

[Snake45]

Kewl! 

[cobraman]

Thanks guys ! It is a cool little kit. Nice to build something different once in awhile.

[89AKurt]

My older brother had one.  Cool subject!  I assume it's a large scale.

[bbowser]

Neat clean work.  Looks like a great kit.

[cobraman]

Thanks Bruce. It is a pretty nice little kit.

[James2]

Very nicely done, brings back memories.

It's a shame the cables weren't scaled better. The kit supplied ones look more like garden hose!

[cobraman]

Thanks ! I do agree about the cables.

[BIGTRUCK]

23 hours ago, James2 said:

Very nicely done, brings back memories.

It's a shame the cables weren't scaled better. The kit supplied ones look more like garden hose!

I agree 100% on the cables but that seat looks great. Good work Ray.

[cobraman]

Thanks Ken !

[the goon]

Very nice. I wanted one of the those so bad, but my parents bought me a Fedco brand knockoff. Not quite the same.

Mark

[cobraman]

Thanks Mark. I had a phony one also. With a Leopard seat no less ! ?

[crazyjim]

Nice one Ray.

[cobraman]

Thank you Jim.

[dimaxion]

Wow , is this a kit ? Looks like a "is it Real or Model" . Kudos , excellent replica . Thanx ..

 

[Edward Gore]

Realistic looking! I like the color you chose to paint it.

[cobraman]

Thanks guys !  It really is a nifty little kit.

[Cpt Tuttle]

Cool little bike!

[Brudda]

On 9/16/2019 at 4:32 PM, cobraman said:

Just some touch ups left to do . 

That is perfect!!! Really cool! I had a Schwinn sting ray but it was a single speed. Wanted the shifter but could not afford it. I paid $69 dollars for the sting ray single speed. Great memories!!! Great build!!!

[crazyjim]

How cool is that bike?  I remember them but never had one.  Excellent work, Ray.

[Jantrix]

Very cool build up. Nice work.

This was THE bike to have back in the 70's. There was one on our block and lots of jealous kids. Me, I had an Iverson Roadrunner. A local Queens based company I've heard.

[drodg]

Looks so cool.  I would guess like the MPC  Honda CB750 not an easy build.   

[SfanGoch]

1 hour ago, Jantrix said:

A local Queens based company I've heard.

Stelber Cycle Corp. started out in 1947. It was located at 744 Berriman St. in the East New York section of Brooklyn . In 1962, when the company went public (Stelber Industries), it moved to a 450,000 sq.ft. factory in Yaphank. The company is inactive - dissolution by proclamation / annulment of authority (sep 25, 1991)

The original Brooklyn factory

[Jantrix]

12 minutes ago, SfanGoch said:

Stelber Cycle Corp. started out in 1947. It was located at 744 Berriman St. in the East New York section of Brooklyn . In 1962, when the company went public (Stelber Industries), it moved to a 450,000 sq.ft. factory in Yaphank. The company is inactive - dissolution by proclamation / annulment of authority (sep 25, 1991)

Yes that's what I'd found out. They were sort of a budget bicycle company and I've heard the quality of the bikes was poor, but I liked mine and rode the wheels off it for many years.