Call Of The Cruiser Retro Bicycle For Baby Boomers

Having just gotten back from a 200 statute mile motorcycle trip I was struck with the thought of authorship an article on the new Cruiser Bicycle that is becoming so popular. Now, even though I took my motorcycle trip on a 21 velocity loanblend route bike, how about those Cruiser Retro Bikes that spell back in clip before multiple gears,light frames,& dérailleurs for shifting ?

Why have gross sales of these Cruiser Bikes almost doubled since 2004 (according to the National Bicycle Dealers Association)? Could it be the less terms which usually averages out around $275 as opposing to the norm mountain motorcycle that tallies from $600 to $900, or could it be the simpleness with no gearing or dazes or manus brake system to worry about. How about the simple, non-imposing style that these motorcycles exude. While the basic style is simple, they can also be made as cool as you may want with baskets,lights,bells,horns or even streamers if you desire. It looks that many,or most, of the people buying these motorcycles did not sit regularly before. So there is, perhaps, a previously under served marketplace that many have got got ignored in the past.

Most police cruisers have one velocity and coaster brakes. There is no demand to set gearing or brake pads. No care required aside from air in the tyres and keeping the concatenation lubed. They are certainly comfy with broad tyres and a comfortably broad place with jumps included. They come up in any figure of cool colours and paint schemes.

The Cruiser epoch began in 1933 with the Schwinn Aerocycle. It was about the first motorcycle to be equipped with high-fashion fenders,a decorated combustible tank, and large tyres for a soft,comfortable ride. At that time, it is generally agreed, motorcycles were marketed primarily to children who could sit with friends,deliver newspapers,or whatever.

Then,in the late 1960s & early seventies, police cruiser motorcycles began to melt from the landscape as the billions of grownups who grew up riding police cruisers began buying 10-speed motorcycles and the Sting Beam style bikes. I don't retrieve if I ever had a Sting Beam model, but I make retrieve my first 10-speed.

From there, we began to see BMX motorcycles and eventually the development and popularity of mountain bikes. It seemed by the late 1880s or early nineties, Cruiser Bikes were rarely seen. In fact, you may have got got been called a eccentric at that clip or it would have brought back memories of "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure".

Now,however, we babe baby boomers yearn for a simpler life and perhaps simpler ways of getting exercise. We like the "no particular equipment needed", just leap on and go, thought existent well. So, maybe it's about clip you considered doing some route statute miles on a bicycle. If you are not going off route much and don't care so much about speed, bank check out the many different Cruiser Bikes out there today.

You may happen a merriment manner to acquire exercising and fresh air with a simplified,comfortable ride. Think back to your young person as the wind hotfeet through your hair and those trees and autos ace by.