Rick Fairless Custom Strider is a feast for the eyes. He built it for the Flying Piston Builder Breakfast with his unique Rick Fairless look and feel. 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 Read more…
Paul Yaffe’s 2018 Custom Strider Project built for the Flying Piston Benefit Builder Breakfast 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 Read more…
Custom Strider Build from Pat Patterson of LED SLED for the 2018 Flying Piston Benefit Breakfast in Sturgis at the Buffalo Chip breakfast. 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 Read more…
Motorcycle Mission Builds Custom Strider for Flying Piston Benefit Builder Breakfast “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 Read more…
Kirk Taylor Custom Strider Debuts at the 2018 Flying Piston Benefit in Sturgis 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 Read more…
Custom Strider by Jody Perewitz built for the 2018 Flying Piston Benefit Builders Breakfast “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 Read more…
Brian Fuller Builds a Custom Strider for the Flying Piston Breakfast Benefit in 2018 for the All Kids Bike Charity 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 Read more…
Lena Fairless Builds a Custom Strider Called The Fairless Flyer, Riding runs in the family Fairless. A legendary name in motorcycles, to say the least. Lena Fairless is the daughter of Rick Fairless, who is best known for his psychedelic tie-dyed custom choppers from his shop in Dallas, Strokers Dallas. Read more…
Ashmore Ellis Builds Custom Strider Called Lil’ Ripper – Staking a Claim in Biking’s Future Flying Piston Strider Builder: Ashmore Ellis is the co-founder of the largest women’s motorcycle event, Babes Ride Out. Since I met Ashmore in 2013, she has been all about introducing women to riding. And lately, Read more…
Strider Builder JoAnn Bortles builds A Mini-me Chopper with a Grown-up Paint job When JoAnn Bortles was asked to customize a Strider bike, she immediately connected dots to make the most of the opportunity. As the owner of Crazyhorse Custom Paint, JoAnn is an award-winning painter, welder and author. She Read more…