Comments on: Original Lowrider Bikes

By: greg

greg — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:17:10 +0000

went to la too vist realtives an saw my 1st lowrider really would like to help kids in my area get into the culture

By: Steve Mather

Steve Mather — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:59:40 +0000

Hello!….I have a giant Stileto,and want to find the spare parts,especially innertubes and tyres,can you help to point me in the right direction?…Cheers…Steve

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:42:17 +0000

Hey a buddy of mine has a lowrider bike (not the chopper) and he got the 144 spoke rims. My business with them is that i take scrap BMX bikes and “do them up”. I was just inquiring as to where i can get a hold of a set of these 144 spoke, or more, rims. That would be amazing if you could hook me up with a location to where i can get a hold of these. I live in Toronto ON.ThanxJohnny L

By: The Lost Packet

The Lost Packet — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:45:02 +0000

some comments and tips:The Stileto takes 20×3.0″ front and 24×3.0″ rear tyres; road tyres are the only real practical option here. BMX mags are an idea I’ve been playing with although I’m unsure as to whether one of these will handle not only the load but the skate. As far as loadbearing on these cruisers goes, I regularly carry upwards of 500lb including myself and custom electronics fittings with no real issues except the same two spokes that went on the rear through three wheels! For some reason the front tyre gets the most wear, mine having been replaced twice now, still on the original rear tyre and brake pads after eighteen months and over ten thousand miles. A very recent problem I came across (ike, yesterday) is the crank that joins the two chains. Does the job superbly, except that it will suddenly and for no apparent reason, fail. What mine’s done is deform somewhere inside the housing to the point where the chains now meet and the interface between the cogs is no longer uniform – it slips. Sometimes this means zero traction in the chainset, others the rear chain slips the cog and buries itself around the shaft or even between the cogs – either way, that gets annoying.