Late 1950's Schwinn, Paper Boy Special
Bike was bought from original owner and is still all original with 120 gauge spoke s-2 wheels, tall goose neck, wide handle bars. i did restore the original paper boy rack on back
1936 Schwinn, Excelsior C Model
100% original, untouched, unmolested pre war Schwinn! Paint is a strong 9! Original wiring from Delta horn button and Delta HornLight still exists and is functional. Extremely well preserved with O.G. equipment. You would be VERY hard pressed to find a nicer example!!!
Dahon Curve 3D folding Bike
From the city streets to the back-country trails, the Dahon Curve D3 Folding Bike can go anywhere. Perfect for tight squeezes, the Curve D3 is Dahon’s most-popular folding bike – and for good reason. Just 16 inches in length, sporting cool styling and a good ride, the Curve G3 has a patented new V-Clamp frame hinge that is strong, durable and easy to operate. It also comes equipped with Schwalbe Big Apple tires that are fast rolling and super comfy, and it also comes with luggage mounts. Retails for around $520. Dahon.
Mongoose Mischief BMX 2010 Bike (Bone)
The Mongoose Mischief is back for 2010 with a different colour scheme and decals.Frame: Full Hi-Ten
Fork: Full Hi-Ten
Cranks: 1pc Forged Cromo 175mm,
Sprocket: 39T steel chainring"
Bottom Bracket: Loose Ball
Pedals: Mongoose Resin
Freewheel: 14t freewheel
Chain: KMC Z-410
Rims: Alloy 36H front & rear
Tyres: Innova (F&R) 2.125
Front Hub: 36H Steel, 3/8" axle
Rear Hub: 36H Steel, 3/8" axle
Spokes: UCP Steel
Front Brake: Artek Alloy Caliper
Rear Brake: Artek Alloy U-brake
Brake Levers: Artek Alloy 408D
Gyro: Pro Rush
Handlebars: Mongoose Hi-ten 7.5"
Stem: Mongoose sort-a-light - 50mm Ext.
Grips: Velo Kraton
Headset: 1-1/8" Ahead
Saddle: Mongoose Slim
Seatpost: 25.4 straight steel
Seat Clamp: Alloy single bolt
Custom Bicycles - Joker's Bike Club
Rolling into this issue of Lowrider Bicycle Magazine is Jokers Bike Club, one of the hottest clubs going. Hailing from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, this young group of lowrider bicycle enthusiasts was out to show that they could build show-stopping bikes just as good south of the border as they could in the USA. The club's primary members are Salvador Sandoval, Jose Luis Sanchez, Martin Sandoval, Jorge Sandoval and Cesar Sandoval. Together, these hardcore bike fans have racked up many trophies for their fine custom bike work, and now, they've landed a spot on the pages of LRB.
For starters, Martin and Jorge put their heads together to build up a bike known as "Blue Mystery." Though it's amazing what they have been able to put together, they've revealed their secrets to us: Martin and Jorge first used a simple frame and dressed it up with 16-inch 72-spoke wheels mounted onto 20x1.75 Kendra llantas. Then the bike was further enhanced with cut mirrors. Martin and Jorge said that they spent a whopping $2,500 dollars getting the bike to look this good, but their fellow member Cesar says that he went over his spending limit and put in more than $3,000 fixing up his bike.
Cesar's two-wheeled beauty is known around the barrios as "Hysteria." A fitting name since, as you can see, the bike sports a crazy candy lemon-lime paint job with candy green and red graphics, thanks to Julio Flores at Pinturas JYJ in Juarez. The bike was upholstered by Celso Perez at Tapiceria Eddy's in Juarez. The bike also features custom-made fenders, steering wheel and seat. The chrome plating that gives the bike its shining luster was done by Sun City Chrome Plating in El Paso, Texas, where Cesar himself has garnered a few prizes. "I won a lot of First Places at Juarez and El Paso," he says. "My dream is to make it to Las Vegas with my bike and win Bike of the Year."
Well, Cesar isn't the only one who dreams of making it to the top. Jose would also like to appear at the Super Show with a bike that he calls "Orange Scandalous." Aside from the flawless marbleized candy tangerine paint scheme that gives the bike its name, Orange Scandalous also has a custom frame made by Jose's uncle Salvador, Sr., as well as custom pedals and 144-spoke wheels mounted onto 20x1.75 Kendras. "I want to go to number one with my bike," says Jose. "So that's why I will make all of the modifications needed." Well, Jose has a pretty good start, que no?
Another member of the Jokers is 13-year-old Salvador, whose bike, "Death Dealer," cost about $2,500 to fix up. Salvador says that it took him about 1 1/2 years to get his bike rolling tight, but that he's still not quite done. For now, the bike has delicious candy green paint mixed in with yellow pearl for a unique color scheme, thanks to Julio Flores at Tapiceria Eddy's. All of the body modifications were done up by Salvador, while Miguel Villa of Juarez made the cut mirrors that embellish the bike. Death Dealer also rides on 144-spoke wheels mounted onto Kendra rubber.
"This year was the first time that we went to shows in El Paso," says Salvador. "We won a lot of trophies and now we want to start going to shows throughout the USA." Well, don't be surprised if you see more Jokers creations cruising into a show near you. And that ain't no joke!
Two Wheeler Custom Bicycle - Drag-N's Gold
In medieval mythology, dragons were always the guardians of some sort of treasure. Some say it's precious stones, others magical elements, but more often than not, dragons are the guardian of gold. The bike that you see before you, "Drag-n's Gold," started out as a gift from the folks at Lowrider Magazine and Aztlan Bicycle, Inc. in Pomona, California.
Armando M. Avila II, now age 15 of South Gate, California, built the new 20-inch Aztlan Cruiser when he was 11 years old at the Lowrider warehouse in Pomona, California. When the last nut was tightened, Armando took his first ride on the Cruiser around the Lowrider parking lot. Little did he know that his short ride around the parking lot would spark an obsession. No sooner did he get home; Armando was on the two-wheeler every day, cruising down the streets. As with anything that can be customized, Armando got the bug to turn the already cool bike into something really special.
Enter Joseph "'50's Joe" Garcia and his family of the Drag-N Shop of Santa Fe Springs, California, who offered to do some "mild" custom bodywork on the bike. Well, anyone who knows Joseph knows that "mild" actually means "wild." A customizer by trade, Joseph added a bulb-shaped gas tank to the split bars on the frame of the bike. Not content with that, the rear fender was cut and molded to the frame. The center post was removed and rear ports were added on each side of the frame, and the crank housing was moved forward 12 inches.
After a quick check the bike was ready to be lowered. Now don't be fooled with the extensive modifications, this bike is all metal with a little Bondo (body filler) used to smooth out the grinder marks. Joseph added a 10-degree rake to the bike by cutting the main bar and pushing down on the frame. As more and more modifications were added, it was becoming apparent that this bike was starting to look like a Harley-Davidson... one of Armando II's favorite motorcycles.
With the bodywork completed, it was time to think about paint. Little Ruben Ochoa of Duran's Quality Painting in Baldwin Park, California, laid down a sweet-lookin' butterscotch color over the frame. Victor Hernandez of Aztlan Bicycle, Inc. replaced some parts and added a couple more here and there to really bring the theme together. An expert in his field, Victor bolted the original Aztlan Cruiser parts back on the bike and added an extended chain to fit the new position of the Aztlan twisted 4-inch one-piece crank.
To keep with the Harley-Davidson theme, Victor added two Aztlan amber bee lights with visors on each side of the original Lowrider Bicycle bullet light. For more of a motorcycle look, he also added two more bee lights to the rear and a set of black handgrips with a chrome skull caps to the 20-inch Beach Cruiser handlebars provided by Slam-N-Ride in Pico Rivera, California. Finishing up with the Aztlan Bicycle 26-inch classic straight spring fork, the bike really took on the aggressive styling of a Harley!
More plans are in the works for this Lowrider-Harley-Davidson miniature, and with inspirations like Mike Berg's bike "New Attitude," it's going to be a hard act to follow. If you check out the May 2000 issue of Hot Bike Magazine, you'll notice that Mike Berg's custom motorcycle on the cover has a similar look and the same color. While there are always ideas in the works for customizing, for now, clean is how the Drag-n's Gold bike stands. Armando would like to give thanks to Alberto Lopez and the staff of Lowrider Magazine, Aztlan Bicycle, Inc., the Drag-N Shop and at the folks at home for all that they did for him.
2003 Custom Tricycle - King's Wish
When a king makes a wish, his subjects must obey or else! Meet Eddie Ruiz from South Gate, California, who (along with his noble brothers Chelo, Chepe and Mario) turned out a royally righteous trike called "King's Wish." Once upon a time, Eddie's trike was a bare-bones Lowrider Collection import purchased in 1998 and, of course, it lacked the pizzazz of a trike fit for a king. So Eddie placed the three-wheeler in the hands of his honorable friend Pablo, who skillfully welded sheet metal and Bondo to create a traditional but radical lowrider trike with a design that all of the king's men would admire.
Sergio Avalos of South Gate then spread deep candy red paint and small metalflakes as thick as the blood of a slain dragon. Sergio also gracefully applied the pinstriping and graphic finishes to mesmerize any and all of Eddie's foes. What we have failed to mention thus far are the shapely damsels in distress engraved into the fenders. Eddie and Sergio took hold of the engraving machine to etch the form of his harem on the fenders and scissor lifts, but only after they carefully cut the fenders for increased creativity and point-scoring potential.
A king can manipulate and twist the minds of his subjects, but sometimes his merry men do some twisting of their own. The merry men at Manny's Bike Shop (Compton, California)--Meno, Mono and Steve--professionally twisted Eddie's handlebars, mirrors, forks and pedals. All of these luxury items shine in the face of adversity with the chrome and gold-plating help of G&C Custom Wire Wheels (Bell Gardens, California). The slice of Eddie's creative sword does not stop there; next up was the upholstery.
Another royal subject named Ruben assisted Eddie in the creation of the upholstered thrown. The upholstery draped over the winged seat is red and gold velour with tiny cut mirrors wrapped around the edges to reflect the sides of both good and evil in the king's kingdom. In another test of his crafty skills, a single Hi-Low Competition hydraulic pump with an aluminum block and one dump was affixed under the seat on the chromed rear axle. There is also room for a modern day 12-volt motorcycle battery.
Eddie's trike is a three-wheel fortress rolling on a red carpet of victory. However, even a king needs help from his princess girlfriend, in this case, Alma Lopez. Eddie has announced his plans for 2003 and if his wish is granted you may have to bow down and say, "Yes, your majesty!"
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