Wheelie bike of motorcycles customized in the Bobber or Chopper style. Inspired, he designed a mass-production bike for the youth market as "Project J-38", and the result was introduced to the public as the Schwinn "Sting-Ray" in 1963. Sales were initially slow, but eventually took off. By 1965, several other American and foreign manufacturers were offering their own version of the Sting-Ray. BMX bikes began to supersede wheelie bikes in the 1970s, though Schwinn continued to offer them until 1982 and Raleigh until 1984. Original wheelie bikes are popular collectors' items now, and some manufacturers have reintroduced updated versions. The seating position
Gazelle (bicycle company) one million bicycles were produced every three to four years. In 2009, Gazelle won the Dutch Bike of the Year with the Chamonix Innergy electric bike. This was the first time in the competition's history that an electric bike had won the prestigious award. In 2010, Gazelle was voted the most trusted bicycle brand in the Readers Digest annual brand survey in Europe. In 2011 Gazelle was acquired by Pon Holdings, co-owner of Cervélo bikes and importer of Volkswagen in the Netherlands. Gazelle (bicycle company) Royal Dutch Gazelle is the largest and most famous bicycle manufacturer in the Netherlands. Gazelle