Tag: 1970 Schwinn Sting-Ray “Cotton Picker” Krate Bicycle

By 1970, Scotty Williams had dropped the “-y” from his name and insisted on being called Scott. It sounded cooler, older. Five-year-olds were Scottys. Ten-year-olds—especially those with banana seat bikes and scraped elbows—needed something with a little bite. He woke to the whir of the neighbor’s sprinkler and the rustle of the West Texas breeze…