Rick Fairless’s Strider Rider Custom Rick Fairless’s far out, tie-dyed sensibilities belie his early adopter attitude. See, there’s nothing retro about Rick’s awareness of cool opportunities. That’s why the Flying Piston Builders Breakfast organizers (Jeff Najar and Marilyn Stemp) were delighted but not surprised that Rick stepped up before anyone Read more…
Paul Yaffe’s Strider Custom When Paul Yaffe texted me a picture of Low Brow’s peanut gas tank and asked if I could procure one for his Strider custom, it threw me off at first. I politely confirmed that he was aware of the fact that Strider balance bikes didn’t have Read more…
Pat Patterson’s Strider Custom When we pitched the idea of customizing a tiny Strider bicycle to Led Sled’s Pat Patterson, there was no hesitation. “Sure,” he said, “both my kids learned on them and never needed training wheels. They were riding pedal bikes by age 3.” How he managed to Read more…
Motorcycle Mission Strider Custom “It was built around the suspension. And it was Moos’s brainchild,” said Krystal Hess, founder and spearhead of Motorcycle Missions, a 501(c)3 organization that helps veterans dealing with PTSD find hope and healing through motorcycles. Krystal was talking about the tiny Strider custom bike shown here, Read more…
Kirk Taylor’s Strider Custom Custom builders, especially builders with decades of experience and focused knowledge of powersports culture, draw upon a myriad of touchstones when they take on a project. In the case of Kirk Taylor and the tiny custom Strider here, inspiration came from the “First Lady of Drag Read more…
Jody Perewitz’s Strider Custom “They are wicked cool little bikes,” said Jody Perewitz when I asked what she thought of Strider balance bikes. In fact, she said she’d bought one for her niece and also told how a friend’s son got right on a mini bike after starting out on Read more…
Bryan Fuller’s Strider Rider Custom This tiny Strider bike, customized by Bryan Fuller of Fuller Moto in Atlanta, is unique among its peers, which include 7 Striders customized for the Flying Piston Buiilders Breakfast during the 2018 Sturgis Rally.* First, the tiny bike’s wheel configuration is distinctive: large in back, Read more…
Lena Fairless Strokers Dallas Lena Fairless AKA ‘Bigun’ can be found daily at Strokers Dallas. She has been working alongside her father Rick Fairless her entire life since the early days when it was Easyriders of Dallas. She got her first bike (a Yamaha PW50) on her 2 nd Birthday, Read more…
Ashmore Ellis is a co-founder of Babes Ride Out, Babes in the Dirt, Sierra Stake Out, and Blue Ridge Stake Out. With over 25 events produced and often sold out across the United States, she sees the value of giving riders a place to go, connect, and enjoy some of Read more…
JoAnn Bortles started working on motorcycles in 1979 and is the owner of Crazy Horse Custom Paint. She is an awarding winning custom painter, airbrush artist, automotive restoration expert, tech writer, and photojournalist with over 40 years of experience in the motorcycle and automotive industry. She is the best-selling author Read more…