| Beach Cruisers used to be seen only at the beach. | | | | bike for you. |
| The smooth curves, larger tires, and laid-back design | | | | Traditional brick-and-mortar bike stores and web-sites |
| of the cruiser have created the perfect bicycle for a | | | | sell beach cruisers to people all over the country as |
| comfortable ride and basic transportation. Riding a bike | | | | well as Canada. When their business started they |
| does not get much easier than on a cruiser. Style can | | | | were sold mostly to people living along the coasts - |
| really come in to play when you are not concerned | | | | but times have changed. Beach Cruisers are being |
| about being the next Lance Armstrong or a downhill | | | | ridden in virtually every State in the US. There are |
| mountain biker. Surfers and beach goers have been | | | | people enjoying them in Minnesota, the Dakotas, |
| riding this style of bike for years and the wave has | | | | Wisconsin, Montana, Wyoming as well as the other 45 |
| spread across the land from one coast to the other, | | | | states. The great thing about beach cruiser bikes is |
| and from the Gulf of Mexico all the way into Canada | | | | that they can really be tailored to your own style. They |
| as beach cruiser bikes are creating bicyclists by the | | | | come in a variety of shapes, sizes and colors as well |
| thousands every year. | | | | as both men's and women's frames. In fact, these |
| Beach cruisers are a basic bicycle with wider | | | | bikes are so universal that entire families are |
| handlebars, and larger frame tubes, platform pedals | | | | purchasing them for Mom and Dad and all the kids. |
| and tires that are usually over 2" wide. The large and | | | | Many riders who are retired are purchasing them to |
| comfortable seat found on these bikes provides the | | | | ride after not riding a bicycle in years - but be prepared |
| perfect cushion for an easy cruise around the beach, | | | | - many of them have had to buy a bike as gifts for |
| around your town, campus, neighborhood, city, park, | | | | their grown children after they see how stylish, fun and |
| bike path... the list could go on and on. Basically, if you | | | | easy to ride these bikes are. Plus, attach a basket, bell, |
| do not want to ride real fast or tackle tough terrain | | | | horn, rack and pretty soon you will leave the car at |
| and prefer a very comfortable ride that allows you to | | | | home and cruise around via your own pedal power. |
| soak up the views, then a cruiser could be the perfect | | | | |