Cruiser or Mountain?

[blackhillsbiker]

I had a Cannondale comfort bike when I was re-learning to ride. I loved it. Lighter than a cruiser. Geared like a mountain bike but more upright. It was a wonderful little bike. Right now it's helping a friend of ours get back into biking.

Deb

[Dannielle]

I have a Globe Carmel and my daughter has a Trek Navigator...both are pretty much of hybrid of a cruiser and a mountain bike. We ride fairly flat trails and they're perfect bikes for our needs. They handle the terrain wonderfully and are very comfortable on long rides.

[Biciclista]

If you're not planning on doing a lot of off-road stuff, i think you're better off with a cruiser. Be careful, a lot of them are heavy (hard to lift) so you might look at hybrids, they are the closest to what bikes were like when I was a kid. I don't know what your price range is like, but there is a woman who started a business producing bikes for larger sized people, her bikes are nice. I like her "news girl"
http://www.supersizedcycles.com/inde...oduct_list&c=1

good luck to you.

[MomOnBike]

Go to a shop and just start riding bikes. Both cruisers and MTBs. Ask questions. In the end, though, get the bike that makes you smile. Life is too short to ride a bike that does not make you smile.