| Lowrider bikes are quickly becoming one of the most | | | | dreams. Many lowrider bikes even become a piece of |
| popular bicycles that you can find today. They are | | | | art with the handpainted murals and paintjobs. |
| comfortable to ride and they offer consumers a great | | | | For many communities, making lowrider bikes into a |
| opportunity to have a bicycle that makes a personal | | | | creative outlet has quickly become their hobby. There |
| and creative statement. Lowrider bikes have been | | | | are many lowrider bike clubs all over the world that |
| around for almost 50 years, although their resurgence | | | | spends time showing off these bikes, designing the |
| in popularity has only been seen within the last ten | | | | bikes, and riding them together. Ideas are shared and |
| years or so. Eddie Munster is thought to have one of | | | | trips are shared with people who are interested in the |
| the first lowrider bikes that he rode during the 1960's | | | | same thing as you. This is a great way to meet people |
| television hit, 'The Munsters.' This first one was a | | | | with the same interests and to get ideas of how to |
| Schwinn Stingray that had been modified for the show, | | | | customize your own lowrider bike. |
| but it has been the foundation for many lowrider bikes | | | | If you have been considering getting a lowrider bike, |
| over and over again over the last fifty years. | | | | then you will be happy to know that there are many |
| The main focus of lowrider bikes is the creativity, | | | | ways for you to get your first bike. You can choose |
| design, and style of them. It is entirely possible to spend | | | | to design and build one yourself or you could have one |
| thousands of dollars on your lowrider bike, customizing | | | | customized for you. The price can range from a little |
| it to make it into a personal statement. You will find | | | | over $200 when building it yourself to over $1200 to |
| that there are many different ways that you can | | | | having one customized for you. You could also choose |
| customize lowrider bikes, from upholstery to paint to | | | | to buy one off of the shelf from a number of different |
| special tires to sound systems and more. The lowrider | | | | lowrider bike manufacturers-whichever that you |
| bikes are a way to express your style and creativity | | | | choose. You only have to determine your budget and |
| by making it into the bike of your imagination and | | | | desires to determine which option is right for you. |