| Custom bicycles and lowriders have been around | | | | being mass produced by Schwinn bikes. Their |
| for a long time, but they seem to be back in | | | | owners could still customize them as the |
| fashion again. They were first popular in the 60's | | | | company sold many ad ons to the bikes, so that |
| and 70's but in the year 2000 they started to be | | | | they could still get that home made fashion.But |
| popular again. These bikes usually have a long seat | | | | the more recent custom bicycles and lowriders |
| and high curved handed bars. The riding position is | | | | are much better made than the originals. They |
| usually fairly laid back. They were originally | | | | are also much lower to the ground. This is really a |
| fashioned on the chopper motorbikes that were | | | | fashion thing but that is what these bikes are all |
| popular at that time. They often have a lot of | | | | about. But there is usually suspension on the front |
| accessories on them and are not just built for | | | | wheels and an oversized rear tire to make them |
| riding.There is now a thriving industry in these | | | | more comfortable to ride. They also are trying to |
| bikes that until recently had been thought of as a | | | | make them have more of a motorbike thing to |
| novelty. The bikes that they are making now, | | | | them.Another thing that the custom bicycles and |
| although they draw their inspiration form their | | | | lowriders usually have is a stick gear system. This |
| earlier models are much more sophisticated and | | | | is actually more like a car gear and it is an |
| stylish. They are also a lot better to ride than the | | | | essential part of the bike. There are a lot of |
| original bikes were. But although they are | | | | these bikes being sold at the moment and they |
| different, they still retain the same character.The | | | | are getting more and more popular. There are |
| fashion of custom bicycles and lowriders really | | | | some really good websites as well where you can |
| started in the US around 40 years ago. But they | | | | get some good advice if you are new to them. |
| were not called lowriders then, they were called | | | | But if you are going to get one of the m then |
| dragsters. Although they were originally bikes that | | | | you have to customize it. That is really the whole |
| were made by their owners, they were soon | | | | point of these great bikes. |