OAKLAND, Calif. -- At the height of the hyphy movement, Tyrone "Champ" Stevenson along with his friends and family, pioneered colorful bike designs resembling Oakland's iconic scraper cars. Called ...

In the unique folds of the bicycle universe, among the brightly colored niche of what is known as the "scraper bike" - descriptions like ostentatious, overdone and lacking subtlety are often thrown ...

Bay Area rappers Trunk Boiz hit YouTube platinum with their ode to the swagged out bicycles of Oakland, “Scraper Bike.” The Mill Avenue Bike Parade has just as much love for decorated bicycles ...

"In order to become a member of the Original Scraper Bike Team, you must: Be a resident of Oakland, CA. Be at least 7y/o or older. Retain A 3.0 Grade Point Average (GPA), Create your own Scraper Bike… ...

When Tyrone “Baybe Champ” Stevenson was 15, he wanted a way to get around Oakland, Calif., but wasn’t old enough to drive the scraper cars cruising his neighborhood. So, he improvised. He did what any ...

Call it Critical Mass with Scraper Bikes. The 2nd Annual Bike 4 Life ride takes place in Oakland tomorrow at 2 pm. Organized by OneFam, Scraperbikes, and the East Bay Bicycle Coalition, it's a fun ...