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A sissy bar (highlighted) mounted on a Harley-Davidson Dyna A sissy bar mounted on a Schwinn Sting-Ray. A sissy bar, also called a "sister bar" or "passenger backrest", is an addition to the rear of a bicycle or motorcycle that allows the rider or passenger to recline against it while riding. Alternatively it can serve as an anchor point or ...
A wheelie bike, also called a dragster, muscle bike, high-riser, spyder bike or banana bike, is a type of stylized children's bicycle designed in the 1960s to resemble a chopper motorcycle and characterized by ape hanger handlebars, a banana seat with sissy bar, and small (16-to-20-inch (410 to 510 mm)) wheels.
The rear hoop above the seat resembled a dragster anti roll bar "sissy bar". Even the kickstand was designed to give the stationary bicycle a lean reminiscent of a parked motorcycle. [6] Tyres were wider than usual for the time, with a chunky tread on the rear wheel, featuring a red line around the sidewall.
These bikes often feature a long, curved banana seat with a sissy bar and very tall upward-swept ape hanger handlebars. A lot of chrome, velvet, and overspoked wheels are common accessories to these custom bicycles. [1] Man on a lowrider bicycle in Houston, Texas (2007) The bikes are typically a highly individualized creation.
The Schwinn Bicycle Company is an American company that develops, manufactures and markets bicycles under the eponymous brand name. The company was founded by Ignaz Schwinn (1860–1948) in Chicago in 1895, [2] [3] and in the 20th century became the dominant manufacturer of American bicycles.
The Raleigh Twenty is the bicycle ridden by the main protagonist, Poppy, during the title sequence of the 2008 film Happy-Go-Lucky. It also appears in several scenes in the 2008 film Son of Rambow . The bicycle is mentioned in the chorus of the British Sea Power song " No Lucifer ", and is the inspiration for the 2019 song Raleigh Twenty by New ...
Early bike sales were limited to the West Coast, with the brand receiving wider exposure by the late 1970s. WSI stopped using the Centurion brand name in 1990, [4] consolidating their road and touring bikes under the Diamond Back (later DiamondBack) brand. While the brand Centurion had become well known, under the new brand name the company's ...
The Peugeot UO 8 was a ten-speed bicycle manufactured by Cycles Peugeot during the "bike boom" of the 1970s. It was marketed as a mid-range "racing style" cycle, and was manufactured from sometime in the early 60s [1] until the end of 1980. [2] The model was discontinued for the 1981 model year. [3]