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