Compton's Lowrider Bicycle Originally Came From Mexico

The lowrider bicycle has deep roots in street culture, specifically the West Coast rapper look as made popular by the likes of Snoop Dogg. It's such an entrenched image in the urban fabric of Los Angeles and Compton, that most would be surprised to find out that the lowrider actually comes from south of the border. Joe Manny Silva of Manny's Bike Shop is the individual responsible for bringing it from Mexico to Compton in the '70s, and after the neighborhood's residents began taking notice of th...