We first met 18-year-old Angel Viramontes the summer he graduated from high school. It was right around the same time that he had just completed a two-year build of his Sting-Ray bike—and this was no ...

As if the Aprilia RSV Tuono wasn't already evil enough, Bulgarian leather customizers Vilner teamed up with fellow-countrymen bike maniacs Galaxy Custom in a daring endeavor to bring style and brawn ...

FLX Bike is an e-bike manufacturer we’ve talked about quite a bit on InsideEVs. The U.S.-based bike maker recently made headlines with its powerful and over-the-top Weapon X electric mountain bike.

For much of the 1960s and the early 1970s, no suburban streetscape would have been complete without them: A squadron of kids clutching sky-high handlebars on low-slung bikes in eye-popping, hot-rod ...

The Schwinn Sting-Ray -- the banana-seated 1970s icon -- is being revived and redesigned. Hoping to capitalize on baby-boomer nostalgia that fueled appetites in recent years for retro products like ...

Jovan Valenzuela was hooked in the lowrider scene after his first time going to a car show with his uncles. Jovan bought himself this '73 Schwinn frame in hopes of building it and becoming part of the ...

This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time that includes Amazon getting in ...

Dear Mr. Smith: I picked up this old Stingray in a garage sale last summer. It’s called a Swing Bike. What can you tell me about it? Dear Doug: I can tell you that it’s not all there. Obviously, it ...

I was the middle child of a three-boy paper carrier dynasty. We each had the route for about three years but I think I did more leg work. My older brother made me pay him some small sum for the ...

Al Fritz, creator of the "Sting-Ray" bike for Schwinn, died last Tuesday at 88 in Barrington, Ill. His bike had a banana seat and high handlebars that curved like longhorns. It was a huge hit for ...