The relaxed position is nice for cruising, enjoying the scenery and enjoying the day. The tires on a cruiser tend to be on the wider side, usually 1.95″ or wider. On a hybrid or comfort bike that will generally be less than 1.95″ wide. Beach cruiser bikes are designed to provide a comfortable, shock free ride. The wider tires will absorb a lot of the bumps and bounces meaning the rider won’t feel them in their body. It will take a slight amount of extra work to get a wide tire rolling versus a narrow tire rolling. So if you prefer speed a cruiser bicycle for men or women may not be the best bet for you.
Seats on a beach cruiser are comfortable, but they are heavier and will add additional weight. So the same is true of the seat which is they are not designed for performance. But if you really wanted to you could always put a more performance focused seat on a cruiser.
Though similar to hybrids, multi-speed beach cruisers are slightly more durable and comfort-oriented. These upright-style bicycles are easy on the body, featuring padded seats that baby your bottom and thick tires that can roll over road debris without succumbing to punctures. Naturally, you give up speed and dashing design with these cruisers, but they will ensure your comfort while you traverse roadways throughout your city and neighborhood. A cruiser bike of old may have only had a single speed but now a days this is not the case.
The design typically make them ideal for biking on various terrains like roads, bike paths, and even some unpaved paths. Their tires are of medium thickness to ensure smooth sailing on neighborhood streets while being thick enough to handle the wear and tear of dirt paths. However, they are not meant for more rigorous off-road or mountain biking, since they are not as light or efficient as bikes made expressly for these activities.
The riding position is really what sets a cruiser bike a part from other categories of bike. Cruisers are designed to put the rider in an upright riding with their back upright and arms relaxed. This sitting position reduces muscle strain on the shoulders, upper and lower back. On hybrid bikes most times the riding position will have huffy nighthawk you leaning slightly forward and you will need to extend your arms forward to reach the handlebars. Cruiser bicycles are all about comfort and putting riders in the most comfortable riding position possible. The benefit of a cruiser is you won’t have the soreness or post ride pain you may, or may not have on a hybrid bike post ride.