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
Roadmaster (bicycle company) Taiwan and the People's Republic of China. Pacific Cycle still uses the Olney facility for corporate offices and as a product inventory and distribution center. Today the Roadmaster brand has been reactivated and is basically a low-end to middle-end bike sold through big box stores. Roadmaster (bicycle company) Roadmaster is an American bicycle brand currently owned by Pacific Cycle, which in turn is owned by Dorel Industries of Canada. Roadmaster Bicycles were first introduced by the Cleveland Welding Company in 1936. In 1950, after purchasing the "Roadmaster" line of children's and youth bicycles from the Cleveland Welding Company, AMF entered