Street
scraper bike
What does scraper bike mean?
Kid-built bicycle dressed to mimic a scraper car — spokes woven with candy-coloured duct tape, foil and cardboard until the wheels look like rims. Born in East Oakland in the mid-2000s and turned into a whole movement (and viral video) by the Trunk Boiz.
"Whole crew of kids rode through on scraper bikes, spokes flashing."
Origin
East Oakland, mid-2000s; popularised by the Trunk Boiz's 2007 'Scraper Bike' video.
Frequently asked questions
What does scraper bike mean?
A scraper bike is an Oakland youth bike with spokes wrapped in coloured duct tape and tinfoil.
How do you use scraper bike in a sentence?
"The kids decked out their scraper bikes in bright tape."
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