California is a Place: Schwinn Cruiser Bikes + Venice Beach

The Varsity was offered between 1960 and 1962 as an 8 speed and as a 10 speed between 1963 and 1982. It’s designed for commuters who like a little pep in their daily ride but aren’t fans of bike maintenance. Recreational-focused riders will do fine with the easier gear ratio and budget-friendly parts of the $499 Ace of Clubs (which also comes in a Pantone limited edition for a fifty bucks schwinn hybrid bike more). Performance-minded riders will appreciate the Ace of Spades for its carbon fork and seatpost, and higher gear ratio. From across the street you might easily mistake the Loft 7D for a 1970’s vintage Schwinn or Raleigh, but when you get up close you will see it is a thoroughly modern around town bike. Electra combined retro styling and modern parts into one heck of a package.

Nevertheless, Schwinn’s cruiser bikes are also very high in quality. Some of its cruiser bikes even come in a tricycle or electric with extra storage to carry your snacks and beverages. Kent also offers a wide variety of models to choose from, so you can find the perfect bike for your needs. Kent bikes are a great option for those looking for a bike to use for long-distance riding.

Sit back a learn a little about the stoke that Venice Beach resident, Thomas Duggan gets from restoring old school cruisers and living in the area. Take in the quality filming and the tight edit and become immersed in the stories that the Cali is a Place team are so good at telling. If you want more I highly recommend the shorts, ‘Borderland’ and ‘El Ray’, to name just 2 of the fantastic stories to see in their collection. Usually just little trips to a nearby store for candy and a soda or just roam around the neighborhood a bit. The freedom and fun of exploring parts of the neighborhood, streets I hadn’t been on before, was liberating.

Received the battery a week after ordering a back up battery for my ebike. It fits perfectly on my bike and is exactly as described. When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network. 100% Price & Performance Guarantee – Every Item, All of the Time. Jeff enjoys participating in various road and gravel cycling events.

This is an excellent e-bike that combines utility with the sleekness needed for the city. Huffy is a popular brand of entry-level bikes aimed at recreational riders and families that want to spend more time together and on the go. Aesthetics and Designs matter they sell your bikes like hotcakes, and they make bikes look like eye candy. Huffy has designed many bikes, and all of them stand out from the others. Almost all of their bikes have lightweight frames so that they can achieve incredible speeds, and with those adjustable seats and handlebars, their offerings sweeten.

It used to be a typical city bike could be described as having upright geometry, flat pedals, minimal gearing, skinny tires, and a comfortable seat (not as oversize as that of a cruiser bike, not as narrow as a road saddle). But thanks to new technology and a greater demand to live a two-wheeled lifestyle, the category is sprawling. One of the first uses of the term “cruiser” for motobikes may have been in the WW2 era, by Mead Cycle Co., who sold via mail-order bicycles of the brand names Ranger, Pathfinder and Crusader. The Crusader “Cruiser” model was the high-end men/boy’s bicycle, and included additional features, such as front headlight, rear rack, and most importantly, the motorbike tank. The low-end model, (also described in ads’ fine print as a cruiser), was the crusader “chaser,” and the ladies’ the crusader “clipper” and ‘cutter” models to complete the nautical theme in the product naming scheme. Navy Cruiser ships were depicted in the Mead Cycle Co. ads.