last modified:
12/29/06

1981 Schwinn
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Schwinn
'Maximizer Skin'
tires :
prototype by
Schwinn:


Is the King Sting a historical milestone alongside the earliest mountain bikes? Or is it the ancestor to millions of cheap department store hoopties? Maybe the best case that the design has been proven is witnesing all the similar-but-cheaper 'Sidewinder' bikes that are still going strong out there. Once in a while you see a King Sting 'daily driver' too.


serial #1236/L

Schwinn catalog - 1982:

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