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Wow.
For sure..

 

Headed into work. I dont eat alot of junk food except Huntin Season, but found these at Sheetzs. only one store carrys them. Damn they are good. off next week for huntin season so stocked up for the next week or so. the little girl at the checkout said i assume you like cheese puffs. and giggled. I said No,they are Christmas presents. we both laughed.

 

File this under ironic:

I'm a Schwinn Stingray guy. I have a few super clean Stingrays, one that's restored and a couple that are original but they're all super clean.
So about 2 years ago when I was looking for a balance bike for my son I stumbled across this fancy carbon fiber balance bike for $1,000.
I clearly remember thinking to myself "what kind of rich dousche bag would pay a thousand dollars for bike when the kid is just learning how to ride ?"
So now my son is 4 1/2 and he's mastered the balance bike thing and I'm currently looking for a 16 inch Schwinn Stingray midget for him.
They're getting harder to find and even the beat-up ones are going for $450-$500, this 1968 Coppertone one is $800 and I would gladly $1,000 for a clean sky blue one, the same color as my bikes. Anyways, I just thought that was ironic. I justify the price because it's something collectible and it's also something that my son and I can bond over in the years to come - and it's still cheaper than what it costs for a family of 3 to go to Disneyland for one day..

 

... and you can't take $ with you when you die. What good is leaving it to him when you're dead, when, within reason, you can enjoy it with him now.

... also Disney

 

Love the old Schwinns. My neighbor had an Orange Crate when I was a kid. I was SO jealous. My parents but me the "knock off Schwinn". It was a Huffy Dragster with a large back tire, skinny front, ape hanger bars and a tall sissy bar. I put a speedometer on it. Thought I was SO cool! LOL

 

Disneyland is so overrated….in my opinion.

 

I know you called it a balance bike, but I would still need a place to put my feet

 

Turned into a nice day. Supposed to get down into the 50s at night

 

For some reason when I saw the pic I just thought about 'The Starry Night'.

I was wondering if you unloaded the camper during the off season. Do you have some pallets to rest the belly on? I've never been around a slide-in camper when the are in 'storage' mode, I always imagined that they would be wobbly if they were left up on the jacks.

 

You can open carry like that in VA?

 

This came from my cousin in Kalispell. First good snow of the season. ❄️

 

Yes,wasnt sure why you asked but then realized you can open carry, and concel carry with a permit which i have.the wifes uncle just moved back here after living in Maryland. first thing he did was apply for a permit

 

My son grew out of the 12 inch balance bike so I bought him a 16 inch BMX bike. He still enjoys the balance thing so I removed the cranks and pedals and converted it into a balance bike for now. I'm a wood flooring contractor by trade and you have no idea how OCD I got over making that little piece of wood for his feet..

 

My older brother is into the Krates, I prefer Stingray Deluxe without the springer forks. Both of these are 1966 original paint bikes, mine has the whitewalls and the 3 speed with shifter belongs to a friend.


I restored these, 1967 Deluxe Stingray and 1965 Slick Chick Stingray..