| Lowriding began as a cultural element of | | | | motorized cousin, the Harley motorcycle. The |
| Chicano Americans, part of the street culture | | | | seat of a lowrider bike is down at wheel |
| of the American barrio where Mexican | | | | level and its pedals are sometimes higher |
| immigrants maintained a lively urban culture. | | | | than the seat! These bikes are typically a |
| Lowrider bikes, one of the most splendid and | | | | highly individualized creation. Most of them |
| unique products of this culture, are a cross | | | | are ridden with enormous pride by their |
| between the Harley and the cruiser bike, | | | | creators, although you can buy some standard |
| decorated with paint and chrome and | | | | models and a few elaborate models in a good |
| streamers, found in any all-American hometown | | | | bike store, especially in cities of the |
| parade.As you might surmise, lowriding bikes | | | | American West.Despite the fact that these |
| hug the ground. The highest points on a | | | | bikes originated within the poverty of the |
| lowrider bike are almost always its two hand | | | | barrio, lowrider bikes are anything but |
| grips, just like you might find on its | | | | cheap. |