Women's heavy cruiser bikes: ever recommended them?

[shootingstar]

I live at sea level, and regularly go to the ocean year-round. I have 5 bikes, and not one of them is a cruiser.

And you're right, Shooting Star, the people I see on cruisers look uncomfortable, like they are concentrating on making the bike operate.

As noticed, we in this thread are experienced and stronger (we really are) cyclists and would find a heavy cruiser on flats not a big deal. Not the wannabes or those who only bike less than 5 times per year. I'm thinking of older teen girls, some timid women, excited to bike with the gang, but rarely cycle at that point in life (at least a lot in North America don't bike much at all to school) and we want to do anything to give them happy memories of cycling...

It's not about how we as experienced cyclists, feel is fun on cruisers..it's about inexperienced women and girls on bikes, especially when they buy a bike for lst time.