Subcultures rarely reach aboveground. Most are survived by only a small sect that barely keeps the blood pumping in a dying breed. Some, on the other hand, strive to make their mark and carve out a path for others like themselves in this world of constant flux
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It was in meritorious fashion that Mr. Isidro Juarez took the biggest piece of the cake at this year's Las Vegas, Nevada, Lowrider Magazine Super Show where the task was to crown the best and baddest lowrider bike in the country. Please join LRB in officially
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A.J. Duran's all-new chopper bike has a devilish look that's so extreme, it's almost scary. Forged in the flames of Gilroy, California, is this 2004 Micargi frame which was bent, twisted and contorted in all ways evil and what emerged from the ashen and sooted
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Jaime Trevino of San Leandro, California, is no stranger to the lowrider scene and, in fact, he helps run it! Jaime, who's about 30 years old, got into lowrider bicycles and lowrider model car building at about 16. Ever since, he has developed a vast number of
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Okay! For the past three weeks, we have been showing you Revell's new Chevy SSR model kit "transformed" from a 1/25 scale replica of the real car into a Revell-ation Lowrider." Saturday morning at 5:30 am we were up and spraying a clear coat on the top for th
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Okay! I know I have to give big apologies for not updating you guys on Friday before the show. But, it couldn't be helped, so let's move on and get to the show. We have done as much as possible to the truck and tonight we will get a few things cleaned up. Satu
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Okay as promised, here is the new version of the Chevy SSR from Revell. After we took another look at the truck, we decided to lay down a coat of Testors transparent blue #1257 over Testors metallic gold #1244 as a base coat. As the paint job was being laid a
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From Box to Competition Part 1Revell's SSR is out of the box.
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When it comes to playin' around, master modeler Mike Tellez just won't grow up. On second thought, if Mike did get all grouchy, old and gray, we wouldn't be able to experience his charming personality... doh! Now Mike here is a bad dude to say the least, and t
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There's no denying that brothers Gene and Cody Bare own a trike so dangerous, so crazy, so insane and so ingenious that it won the prestigious 2003 Lowrider Trike of the Year trophy. There's no doubt that the elder Gene Bare (their dad) went a little mental fo
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Ever heard of the Internet, a website or cyberspace? You have to check this out, especially you dads and moms who don't have the time to go to the bike shops. Has this ever happened to you? "Mom, Dad, can I have a bike?" says a little voice. Your back locks up
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At the young age of 24, Hector, of Corona, California, has devoted approximately $3,000 and two years of his time into this bike, which was originally a stock '99 Aztlan Cruiser. In the beginning, Hector did not know much about building a bicycle and when the
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At first, many readers of Lowrider Magazine envisioned a new magazine called Lowrider Bicycle that would showcase the sport's best lowrider bikes and model cars to be a comical yet perfect match, while outsiders thought that the subject mix was a bit extreme.
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Lowrider bikes have been around for years, although nobody has ever really pinpointed when the actual first lowrider bike hit the boulevard. Maybe the closest thing that has ever been documented was the Eddie Munster bike from the '60s TV show The Munsters, a
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Model car pioneer Jay Holt of Custom Builders Model Car Club in Los Angeles, California, has once again made his presence known within the Lowrider Group offices with his latest creation, "Orange Bang '76," an explosion of details on wheels! Giving a call to L
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Few will disagree that "Straight Clowning," a candied custom built by the late Mario Duarte in 2000, rolls with the best of today's lowriding class clowns. The 20-year-old from North Hollywood, California, had many creative aspirations and now his parents have
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The world of model building may be just a hobby to some, but to guys like Steven Hernandez of Carson, California, it's almost his entire life. Well, maybe not his entire life. You see, Steven is a family man, too, with a young wife named Yvonne and a newborn d
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Where's the only place that you can visit New York, Paris and Rome all in the same day? That's right, Las Vegas, Nevada, where anything goes, just like this awesome scale model replica of the "Las Vegas" Lowrider Car of the Year owned by Joe Ray of San Gabriel
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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 b
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The word "prophecy" means a forewarning or a prediction of things to come as told by supernatural means. Sounds scary, doesn't it? Well, unless you're competing directly with Mr. Isidro Juarez II from San Antonio, Texas, on the lowrider bike show circuit, you
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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
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Model car builder Albert Galaviz of Phoenix, Arizona, was first featured in Lowrider Bicycle Magazine back in the Winter '97 issue. At that time, Albert's latest and greatest model was his replica of Joe Ray's '73 Buick Riviera, "Dressed to Kill." Albert's low
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Anne Sipel of Miami, Florida, understands that values, good grades and teamwork are just some of the extremely important qualities that she needs to instill into the young members of the Individuals Bike Club. Anne's interest in the Individuals was kindled whi
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Anthony Arebalo of Baldwin Park, California, usually spends his time laying ink or piercing people at The Tattoo Shop in the nearby city of La Puente, but Tony also loves to lay into the little plastic rides. One of Tony's favorites is this '49 Mercury with a
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We've all heard of James Bonsell, but have you ever heard of Naomi Bonsell AKA "Mimi?" Most likely not, but if you know about her father you'll understand the amazing model building talents that were handed down to his 16-year-old daughter. Mimi, who lives in
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