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Lowbrow Customs

History
In 2004 Tyler Malinky founded Lowbrow Customs as a home-based, part-time business in Parma, Ohio. Using his skills from his full-time occupation as a graphic designer and sign maker, Malinky created the company logo, branding and to print some of Lowbrow Customs' first products; chopper t-shirts. Malinky also coded the original website in HTML in addition to handling product development, customer service, and shipment of orders.

In 2007 Lowbrow Customs was relocated, along with Malinky's personal residence, to Hinckley, Ohio, where the company was located in an outbuilding. In 2009, Lowbrow Customs became Malinky's full time job and he hired his first employee and brother, Kyle Malinky. In 2012 the company was moved to a warehouse in Medina, Ohio and relocated once again in 2015 to the current location in Brunswick, Ohio where Tyler Malinky won the Medina County Economic Development Corp's Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2016. Malinky is also known for building custom motorcycles, including vintage Triumph racing motorcycles and custom Harley-Davidsons.

Description
Lowbrow Customs is an e-commerce company that sells motorcycle parts, helmets, riding gear and accessories. They specialize in parts for Chopper (motorcycle) and Bobber (motorcycle) in addition to supplying custom and replacement parts for Harley Davidson, Triumph Engineering and other make motorcycles. .

Lowbrow Customs also produces their own line of award-winning motorcycle parts and accessories.

Events
Lowbrow Customs started hosting events with The Backyard Beer Brawl in 2009. The following year they started The Lowbrow Getdown, an annual camping event hosted at Nelson's Ledges Quarry Park in Garrettsville, Ohio, which draws attendees from all over the USA and Canada.

The Midwest Moto Swap and the Lowbrow Swap & Meet are free, semi-annual motorcycle swap meets held by Lowbrow Customs.

In 2015, in association with The Gasbox and Forever the Chaos Life, Lowbrow Customs founded Fuel Cleveland, an annual motorcycle show based in Cleveland, Ohio. Fuel Cleveland is a curated, art gallery style event that showcases motorcycles and the surrounding culture, including painting, fine art and photography. It is a free-to-the-public, one day event.

Motorcycle Racing
Tyler and Kyle Malinky of Lowbrow Customs have been entering motorcycle land speed racing events at the Bonneville Salt Flats since 2010, setting their first record in 2011. Since then, Tyler Malinky has set land speed records in 8 classes on motorcycles powered by vintage Triumph Engineering engines. These records have been set on his 1955 Triumph "Poison Ivy" and dual-engine 1955 Triumph "Double Vision". Kyle Malinky has set 3 class records on his 1967 Triumph motorcycle.

Scholarships
In 2017 Lowbrow Customs partnered with Cuyahoga Community College to create the Lowbrow Customs Scholarship to promote USA manufacturing. It provides $5,000 annually to students in financial need who are pursuing workforce training.

In 2018 Lowbrow Customs worked with Lincoln Electric to create the endowed Lowbrow Customs Scholarship for the Lincoln Welding School. This annual scholarship is administered by the American Welding Society.