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  1. I don't know... Haney is such a great guy and a purest I wouldn't be surprised if the plate he has belongs to this bike he wouldn't be against reuniting them. At a cost. Can't hurt to ask and indeed he is an awesome guy.
  2. Not entering a bike this year but Im just as excited. Cant wait to see what pops up this year!
  3. I've spoken to a friend of Mike Poulson and his and Donny Athertons white Stings werent special orders... they were spray painted. As for the greens I think there were no green Stings, just green sx2000s custom ordered by Ahearns bike shop. Schwinn did offer "Emerald Green" in 1980 on some bikes so the paint was available.
  4. You should send a PM to Evan Atherton. Maybe he could pick his Dads brain for you.
  5. Uuuugh. I dont know whats wrong with me and posting pics. They were up..... now they are gone? Me and Haney and his NOS red Sting.
  6. Sorry these pictures are all so small but Ill get that figured out for you guys. Before we get into the "science" of Stings I think I at least owe some pictures to hold you guys on until I get breaking down nuances and differences. Mini Sting. Even though these are the mini versions, they still use 20 inch wheels (not 16). THe rest of the mini Stings used the same part list as Sting COmps, not Stings. THey are also NOT triOval. Next up is a Sting with some different parts. Notice the tires. Stings came with NTKK Motocross tires front and rear then switched over to Schwinn Maximizer tires. The Sting Comps and mini Stings ran Schwinn Scrambler fronts and NTKK motocross rears. THey too later switched over to colored Maximizers. Being that NTKKs are almost impossible to find the majority of Sting collectors did Schwinn Scrambler fronts and they really cool Schwinn 50X500 Scrambler Competition "tractor" tires. Tractor is just a nick name that confuses people because Schwinn made non BMX tires called "Tractos" but everyone started calling the 50X500 Scrambler Competition tires "Tractors" because the tread looks like a tractor tire. A tad confusing! This Sting is dressed up with my single favorite old school part, SHIMANO DX CRANKS. Got to love DX cranks!
  7. Now here is my NOS Sting COMPETITION found the same way as Haneys in the original box with many parts still sealed in factory bags.
  8. Here is a very special bike. Its the only NOS in the original box I know of. Its owned by one of the more well known Sting collectors Jeff Haney. He swears by the Cardinal Reds. FYI Im the one on the right.
  9. Spur, I found a completely NOS yellow Sting frame. I think its the only one to show up on any of the major BMX websites. If you look at the first post in this thread I attached a pic of a sales letter from Schwinn to its dealers. Its from May of 79 and says Stings will be available in Chrome, Sky Blue, Cardinal Red, Sable black and Golden Yellow. I know of a major anonymous Sting collector in Florida that has every year and every color combo Schwinn offered. His collection was so incredible I flew out there and quasi-donated the yellow frame to him. He built it up with blue parts and Gen1 Skyway graphites. If you'd like to see a pic of it go to the other BMX website and search my screen name and click "my bikes". I did it in chrome and gold. He has an 82 Sting frame which is as rare as the golden yellow Stings. People often mistake the 83 Predator Stings for 82s. In all my years Ive only seen one 82 Sting and the frame alone went for north of $1,000.
  10. Im really so sorry I haven't invested the time I should in this thread. I promise to one day get this thread really moving. 7 weeks to summer break (Im a teacher) and Ill have plenty of time to really put together a great Sting thread. Hang in there Steve... Im a man of my word!
  11. Guys, I'm getting close to making this a legit thread. Please hang in there. As for the mythical green Sting I'll tell you what I know. For one, in 1980 Schwinn offered emerald green as a color. The AHearns bicycle shop was rumored to have a race team that raced green Stings. Luckily, I landed a Schwinn catalog that AHearns owned. Hand written in the catalog was an order number for SX2000s in green. Pics will come but I've yet to see a pic of an original green SX2000. I'm thinking it was a custom order for AHearns only.
  12. Just give me a little time to work with Steve in getting the picture issue down. The thread would be too boring without key pics!
  13. Essentially this letter says that the Sting will be available for order on June 4th, 1979. The earliest Stings that Ive seen are from April/May of 1979. The suggested retail price was listed as $428.95 which was a very expensive bike in 1979. Colors offered were Chrome, Black Sable, Sky Blue, Cardinal Red and Golden Yellow. I'll get into the "golden yellow" Stings down the road. Finding the production numbers has been very difficult. This letter states that Schwinn will only make 500 1979 Stings. I have no proof or confirmation of Stings produced in 1980, 81 or 82. Genuine 82 Stings are extremely difficult to find. There is some confusion between the 83 Predator Stings and a batch of 100 tig welded Stings made in 83 for Team Schwinn riders. But genuine 1982 frames are a very tough find. I've seen one true 1982 and 3 true 1982 Sting Comps.
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