Women's heavy cruiser bikes: ever recommended them?

[shootingstar]

I did try a bikeshare bike (Bixi) in Vancouver...when they were demo which Toronto has acquired the fleet. Nope. I hated the heavy bike which didn't fit me anyway.

I live in a prairie city which overall....is flatter than Vancouver and Toronto but still has some long hills. We get chinook winds often from the Rocky Mountain areas which is a weather phenomena in our part of Canada...warm winds that blow 40-60 km. per hr. The winds blow in several times per month. For whatever reason, the winds when they come tend to kick up late afternoon and blow east....when I'm leaving work. So it becomes a headwind...

No, Electra, Townie, whatever no heavy cruiser bike for me. I would start to hate cycling..

I don't ride any road bikes with drop down handlebars. I have and ride several hybrid bikes. Even into my elder years, I can always see myself wanting a light, geared bike to help myself enjoy my ride slowly. Both Toronto and Vancouver have bike racks on buses and so I must be able to lift the bike onto rack by myself. Some of the cruiser bike configurations would be tougher for shortie me, to get onto a bike bus rack.

But great if it works well for you and you make frequent use of a cruiser bike.