{"product_id":"brooklyn-kings-9781576870440","title":"Brooklyn Kings","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs an avid biker for over nine years  photographer Martin Dixon gained unprecedented access to the predominantly African-American motorcycle clubs in Brooklyn  the Bronx  and Manhattan. Comprising a huge subculture of urban road warriors totally unknown to most New Yorkers and bike club enthusiasts  these black \"biker gangs\"with names like the Jaguars  the Black Falcons  the Pythons  the Transit Wheelers  the Imperials  the Corpians  the Harlem Riders  the United Roadrunners  and the Uptown Ridersare really high-octane social clubs  whose members ride flashy ninja sport bikes.  Through Dixons spectacular insider perspective  we enter a world straddling the customs and trappings of traditional biker culture (the heavily embroidered leather jackets  the thick male camaraderie  the bike as manifestation of the ego)  and the rituals and pastimes of the urban biker (the springtime bike blessings  the trophy parties  and the clubhouse socials). More importantly  thanks to Dixon  we witness  even participate in  a set of rituals the likes of which no outsider has ever documented: the block parades (complete with monster trucks!)  the barbeque parties (replete with a southern club specialty  the \"Mississippi Mud Slide\")  the bikini bike wash  the Myrtle and Virginia Beach bike runs  the drag races  the raunchy fundraising parties  and  of course  the \"biker chicks\"  urban flavor.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45951502811189,"sku":"ByrdShop_1576870448","price":334.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781576870440.jpg?v=1788110547","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/brooklyn-kings-9781576870440","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}