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02-25-2004, 03:03 PM
Lowrider bicycles have a Mexican-American heritage, started during the 1960s by kids who modified their bikes by bending the forks to lower them, filling in the frame and adding streamers and mirrors to mimic the Lowrider car movement, which introduced the hydraulic-thrusting, low-hanging motor vehicle.
In 1963 the introduction of Sting Ray, a Lowrider built to resemble one of the top motor trends of that era, complete with banana seat, split tyres and high handlebars, revolutionised the way bicycles were viewed. Bikes were no longer simply a means of transport, but actually fun to ride.
Following the success of the Sting Ray, the Lowrider movement began translating motorbike specifications to cycles, offering a multitude of colours, paint jobs and extras, the result of which is evident in today’s Lowriders.
Lowriders took a Siesta in the 1970s as BMXs grew in popularity, but re-emerged in the early ‘80s when the cruisers who had enjoyed Lowriders in their youth, introduced their children to the trend. Since then the Lowrider movement has been slowly-but-surely sweeping across America and now readies itself for its’ explosive European debut, starting in the Capital of Cool: London and the UK.
In 1963 the introduction of Sting Ray, a Lowrider built to resemble one of the top motor trends of that era, complete with banana seat, split tyres and high handlebars, revolutionised the way bicycles were viewed. Bikes were no longer simply a means of transport, but actually fun to ride.
Following the success of the Sting Ray, the Lowrider movement began translating motorbike specifications to cycles, offering a multitude of colours, paint jobs and extras, the result of which is evident in today’s Lowriders.
Lowriders took a Siesta in the 1970s as BMXs grew in popularity, but re-emerged in the early ‘80s when the cruisers who had enjoyed Lowriders in their youth, introduced their children to the trend. Since then the Lowrider movement has been slowly-but-surely sweeping across America and now readies itself for its’ explosive European debut, starting in the Capital of Cool: London and the UK.