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KOOL STUFF from Hyper-Formance!
Find your Kool Stuff
here! One of a kinds, limited runs, Kool new stuff...when I have it, I'll put it
here.
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Chip Foose & George
Barris are Feeling the Flames!
Detroit Autorama, March 2009
Each year Lindsay has been building a
bike for the Detriot AutoRama. Her mom is an Engineer at GM,
so that helps, but she's been building some Kool "Theme Bikes" that
rival Orange County Choppers work. Watch for her on an upcoming Chip
Foose program that he hasn't thought of yet...watch out George &
Chip, Lindsay might be your competition soon! Pete
Write-up by her Mom, Denise:
Our daughter Lindsay put together a
judges book with pictures and comments on the work that was done on
her bike this year. She stripped the frame, did some grinding on
the metal flames, determined where each of the flames would go and
even tried her hand at welding. After full primer the flames were
"can airbrushed" as we call it. We decided we need to learn how to
air brush for real this year. Then the flames were masked off and
the frame was sprayed satin black. She did the assembly with little
guidance this year! The tires even have flames on them. She had to
make sure they were going in the same direction as the frame flames.
The Bing Bong Bell has a little picture of what else, the Jonas
Brothers.
Lindsay won 1st Place in "Old School Girls" against some stiff
competition. She also won a Cool Award for the "Coolest use of
Flames" . The Cool Award recognizes an exceptional attribute
of the bike and she highly covets it. We even caught Chip Foose
taking a look at her bike after he signed Lindsay's Foose Mustang
the day before. I didn't realize it but she took a picture of her
bike to show him. Pretty Cool guy to do that for a kid! After the
show, she got to spend some time with one of the LEGENDS of custom
cars, George Barris! Lindsay is also becoming a really talented
balloon artist and work a few hours of the show and earned a pocket
full of money toward the next project.
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WHEELIE BARS!!
Out of stock, no ETA :-(

Full-Size of
above ad
Clik above for REAL Kool
Video!!!
Wham-O Wheelie-Bars are made in VERY limited quantities.
Incredible detail! Assorted wheel colors, call for availability.
These will fit just about any Sting-Ray except for Krates. (I'm
sure someone could figure out how to mount them on a Krate...)
A 1966-up "Period" accessory. Super-Kool!
The time is here!
Reproduction Wham-O Wheelie Bars are on their way to Hyper-Formance!!
I'm now accepting orders and they will be arriving over the
next several weeks.
$250.00 each, plus a flat $15.00 shipping.
These come equipped with 1967-1968 "Super Surfer" skateboard
trucks. The trucks have been stripped and replated.
"Jello" type, transparent urethane, wheels will be on these.
Assorted wheel colors, not all available at a given time:
Transparent Clear
Transparent Red
Transparent Blue
Transparent Blue Glitter
Transparent Lime
And others, call for color availability.
Other colors will be arriving as available. These are hand
made and awesome! But, because they are hand made they will
be arriving in quantities of three or four at a time.
So, I am taking orders for these, prepaid by credit card or
PayPal. Be sure to note first (and second) choice for wheel
colors. They will ship in the order the orders are received.
PayPal to:
hyperrays@aol.com
or
pete@hyper-formance.com
(or
click the "Order" link or call.
ANY questions, please call.
ANY questions, please call.
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Story of the
"Scout Krate"
Our Schwinn
Krate obsession started last fall (2007). I am a 45 year old father
and recall the first krate I saw when I was 6 years old. My son
Christopher was turning eight on October 9, 2007. Through
investigating eBay and bike stores, I was able to find him a 1971
Orange Krate in good shape. We gave the bike to Christopher for his
birthday. He was beside himself and totally acknowledged the bike as
a really special bike and not "just another bike". His brother
Benjamin found the bike just as special and asked non-stop for an
Orange Krate. We found another 1970 Orange Krate in good shape and
gave it to Benjamin for his sixth birthday on December 21. The seat
upholstery kits and paint which you have sold to us enabled us to
make the bikes quite presentable.
My two sons are
now Cub Scouts. In February, I was asked to become Cubmaster of
Rockton, Illinois Pack 619. We have approximately 90 boys in the
pack. In late Spring, my sons and I thought it would be really cool
to create a Krate with a cub scout theme. We would then use this
bike in parades as well a for events where we set-up a table to
recruit new scouts. In order to avoid ruining an original Krate we
decided that parts in need of new paint, cleaning, and restoration
would be the right way to go.
As soon as we
had all of the parts, we began stripping, cleaning and polishing. We
decided to do the bike frame in metallic blue with yellow accents in
the form of the grips and chainguard. My sons and I took our time to
make sure that the result would be a hit. I am providing you with a
few of the approximate 60 before-during-and after pictures we took
of the bike. Various scout themes can found on the bike such as
a "Be Prepared" emblem on top of the polished Schwinn head badge,
"On my Honor, Timeless Values" on the frame where the seat post goes
into the frame. The bike was completed in early August of this
year. The bike has far exceeded the reactions we anticipated. Young
boys think the bike is really cool. Middle-age fathers
and mothers are in disbelief when they see the bike. I
continually hear stories of the Sting-Rays and Krates they had as a
child. In most cases, it has been decades since the parents last saw
one. Last week during a parent orientation night at the grade
school, we set-up a "Join Cub Scouts" table in the hallway and had
the bike next to the table. The crowd of parents around the bike was
unbelievable. We also handed out a record number of new Scout
applications.
As I observe the
fun that the bike has brought my boys, and the memories that the
bike has re-opened in adults' minds, I am so glad that we did this
project. I wish the originators at Schwinn could see how they
touched our lives and the importance we placed on having the Krate
being associated with Cub Scouting. I felt that this story would
interest someone like you. My younger son Benjamin would like to
have his own Scout bike. I think this time, I will base the bike on
a Schwinn Fastback in order that we can call the bike "Scoutback".
Sincerely,
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| Dudes and Dudettes,
All the time guys and gals are asking
where they can get a copy of the 900+ page Factory Schwinn shop
manual. I always tell you to go to your local library for "Glenn's
Complete Bicycle Manual" but, most libraries no longer have
it....
Well, now I DO! 332 pages! Hundreds
of pictures! All directly out of the Factory Manual!
Last printed in the mid 70's, I
have obtained several copies from a used book store. They are
in good to excellent condition.
Blow-up pics and how-tos on every
part of a Sting-Ray. Hubs, brakes, derailleurs, freewheels...EVERYTHING!
Only $30.00 per copy! Get them while you can!
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| I'm Cleaning out the cabinets.
All kinds of Kool things I am finding in there. Most I am posting
on eBay. My eBay seller name is Hyper-Formance.com To the right
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Just a Pic of Hyper-Formance Cam & Lee Ann |
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