| Most bicycles are dull and boring - they come out | | | | But what's the point of getting a lowrider without |
| of a cookie cutter and they all look the same. Not | | | | accessorising it? (I prefer the term accessorizing |
| so the lowrider bike. Once their owners get their | | | | to "pimping," personally, although "pimping" is what |
| hands on them, their lowrider becomes a | | | | all the "young studs" call it.) |
| personalized piece of art. | | | | It's quite easy to get carried away, and more is |
| Custom upholstery, rims, special whitewall tires, | | | | not necessarily better, although some lowrider |
| and sound systems are common on this mode of | | | | artists seem to think so. Two mirrors on each |
| transport. | | | | side, two horns, a spare tire mounted on the |
| Think I'm talking about a car? No, I'm talking about | | | | rear..it can be a bit much (although you can't tell |
| customized lowrider bicycles - the latest craze | | | | them that!) |
| sweeping the urban areas of the country. | | | | So before you start fitting out your lowrider, |
| A lowrider bike is not about biking, although they | | | | think for a while about what you want it to look |
| do get ridden up and down neighborhood streets, | | | | like. Are you a talented artist? Then purchase |
| or perhaps on the beach, to show off the | | | | some paint made specifically for bikes and give it |
| "pimped up" ride, but mostly they are about | | | | a unique mural. Match the rest of the accessories |
| viewing. | | | | to the mural. If it's of a series of volcanos, get |
| People have put steering wheels on their bikes, | | | | red upholstery and red rims, for example. If |
| neon, handpainted murals, and even hydraulics. | | | | you've got any mechanical talent at all you can |
| What are "hydraulics"? You might be asking | | | | "distress" various of the parts to give it a unique |
| yourself. That's a fancy name for brakes | | | | look. |
| powered by liquid. (Hydro means water in Greek.) | | | | Most of all, you've simply got to join a lowrider |
| The imagination is the limit when it comes to | | | | club in your area, because most of the fun in |
| designing a lowrider bike. | | | | having these types of bikes is to show them off |
| You can get a plain old lowrider bike of course - | | | | to your friends. Lots of clubs have competitions |
| simply a bike with a low, comfortable seat, usually | | | | and give prizes for the best-looking or most |
| a banana seat, the pedals set further forward | | | | outrageous-looking bikes. |
| then normal so it's almost like you're pedaling while | | | | Surf the web for online stores that offer lowrider |
| sitting down, and high, swept up handlebars called | | | | accessories, so you'll know what all is out there. |
| apehangers. | | | | Then, let your imagination run wild! |