Women's heavy cruiser bikes: ever recommended them?

[buffybike]

Beautiful cruiser--I'd definately take that to the beach!

[Trek420]

Beautiful cruiser--I'd definately take that to the beach!

Not a cruiser but my commuter is/was along those lines. Heavy as heck but so fun to ride. Always had a big smile on my face. But it is heavy, slow, and slow as all get out on hills. One could say it's an impractical bike but it is/was equipped to haul anything. Possibly could do bike overnights on it as long as speed is no object.

[rebeccaC]

. Always had a big smile on my face.

i'm with you and emily!!!

I rode my rather heavy milano 57 miles this weekend, mostly on flat to rolling bike paths and city streets. 26 1.5 tires work well on bad city streets and the nexus hub gives me good enough gearing even for hills. a kickstand makes for quick getting off and on frequently and a good front bag carries all i need on a ride like sundays. Simple, reasonably cheap and smile giving....and in some areas of the city i would rather have it stolen than my seven or waterford

Perhaps even a heavy but simple to operate and maintain and affordable bike would encourage more city americans to take more short trips by bike…..the simple functionality of heavy archetypal dutch city bikes have been ridden for decades by all types of people in the most bike friendly European cities on earth.

[Trek420]

i'm with you and emily!!!

I rode my rather heavy milano 57 miles this weekend, mostly on flat to rolling bike paths and city streets. 26 1.5 tires work well on bad city streets and the nexus hub gives me good enough gearing even for hills. a kickstand makes for quick getting off and on frequently and a good front bag carries all i need on a ride like sundays. Simple, reasonably cheap and smile giving....and in some areas of the city i would rather have it stolen than my seven or waterford .

I love the Milano, beautiful and utilitarian bike. I'm sad that Bianchi stopped making them.