By Antonio Bici
You've seen lowrider cars in movies, tv shows, and magazines. These cars made history!
Now with the same dauntless courage of those who rocked the world with customized cars, men, women and even kids are expressing their own power and artistic prowess by building a custom lowrider bike. For the present generation, these signature works of art are the new icons of the street. When you look on the streets at lowrider bikes you'll find that many are completely customized and are thus "one" with the artist/owner who made it. The bikes are low to the ground and often have handlebars that are reminiscent of the Easy Rider chopper that was popularized decades ago. Don't be surprised if you are compelled to stop, look and stare.
So what are the origins of this bike? The word on the street is that the bike that spawned this cultural icon is none other than the Schwinn Stingray. If you are "mature" enough to remember the hit tv show called the "Munsters" that came out in the 1960s, you might have seen this pedaling machine. This bike was the inspiration for today's bike designers.
The Schwinn Stingray was wildly successful and became the bike that kids would beg their parents for. Sadly, the world was not yet ready for biking phenomenon and its popularity dwindled over time. At one point they were almost forgotten.
Then came the 1980's. The decade of greed and indulgence would also be the decade when the lowrider bike had new life breathed into it. With this newfound life, this type of bike took off and has steadily been gaining popularity. Now they've reached the point where they are starting to make headway into the mainstream. They've succeeded in rocking the bike world and, in the opinion of many, the lowrider bike is here to stay.
Lowrider bikes continue to gain popularity and as with anything with this much power, clubs have been forming in order to provide a tremendous outlet for people to network, make friends and get ideas on how to build their own low bike. These clubs are also a great place to show off your custom lowrider bike and learn where to find parts and frames.
You've seen lowrider cars in movies, tv shows, and magazines. These cars made history!
Now with the same dauntless courage of those who rocked the world with customized cars, men, women and even kids are expressing their own power and artistic prowess by building a custom lowrider bike. For the present generation, these signature works of art are the new icons of the street. When you look on the streets at lowrider bikes you'll find that many are completely customized and are thus "one" with the artist/owner who made it. The bikes are low to the ground and often have handlebars that are reminiscent of the Easy Rider chopper that was popularized decades ago. Don't be surprised if you are compelled to stop, look and stare.
So what are the origins of this bike? The word on the street is that the bike that spawned this cultural icon is none other than the Schwinn Stingray. If you are "mature" enough to remember the hit tv show called the "Munsters" that came out in the 1960s, you might have seen this pedaling machine. This bike was the inspiration for today's bike designers.
The Schwinn Stingray was wildly successful and became the bike that kids would beg their parents for. Sadly, the world was not yet ready for biking phenomenon and its popularity dwindled over time. At one point they were almost forgotten.
Then came the 1980's. The decade of greed and indulgence would also be the decade when the lowrider bike had new life breathed into it. With this newfound life, this type of bike took off and has steadily been gaining popularity. Now they've reached the point where they are starting to make headway into the mainstream. They've succeeded in rocking the bike world and, in the opinion of many, the lowrider bike is here to stay.
Lowrider bikes continue to gain popularity and as with anything with this much power, clubs have been forming in order to provide a tremendous outlet for people to network, make friends and get ideas on how to build their own low bike. These clubs are also a great place to show off your custom lowrider bike and learn where to find parts and frames.
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