Re: Question about cruisers


"DaWei" <d.bordeau@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi. This may sound like a silly question, but I was just wondering- are
> cruisers basically only designed for riding on perfectly flat,
> perfectly smooth surfaces? Are they ill-equipped for anything else?
> They look kind of cool in my view but I'm guessing that climbing a hill
> or riding on anything other than a boardwalk or well-maintained road is
> probably a challenge on one of those?
>

Yes. Even those with 4 or 7 speeds are very hard to get up hills. Even with
the multiple gear hubs, they aren't geared very low, and, they are very
heavy. They are nice to have for going around a few city blocks though.

Pierre


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