The Bikes that Go Boom

I like the bikes that go boom.
A new trend in New York has teenage bicyclists tricking out their rides with 200 pound sound systems. The Guyanese and Trinidadian kids living in Queens spend thousands of dollars mounting 5,000 watts of amped audio onto their BMX bikes and some even need to add reinforcements to hold their systems up reports the New York Times.

Mohan Samaroo, 19, has a system mounted on his sturdy Mongoose, with four 12-inch speakers that can handle the 5,000 watts. There are extra braces resting on training wheels, which can support the heavy system and also an extra rider standing on the back. When the bike cruises down the street with Mr.
Samaroo standing, he said, he looks like a D.J. behind a sound system at a nightclub...

...Stephan Sonnylal, 17, worked on his yellow Mongoose motocross bicycle, bearing a 200-pound system, which features a 50-CD changer bearing a map of Trinidad. It puts out 3,000 watts of power and has three 10-inch speakers, a bank of midrange speakers and two tweeters. It cost $800, he said.

Thank god the hills in New York are minimal because I can't imagine pedaling 200+ pounds on a level street, let alone on an incline.

[photo via NYTimes]

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