schwinn stingray occ chopper bicycle

I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve seen a parent or an over-eager hobbyist pull a rusted, seized-up frame out of a neighbor’s garage and think they’ve found a goldmine. They see the thick rear tire and the chrome triple-tree forks and imagine a weekend project that ends with a pristine Schwinn Stingray OCC Chopper Bicycle sitting in their driveway. Instead, three months later, they’ve spent $400 on