j par
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Just wondering if anyone has one or has road one?...
I always rode a 24-in JMC cruiser back in the day but I always had the larger 20-in style handlebars on it. I felt more comfortable with the handlebars in front of me instead of underneath...View attachment 1715910229 Here’s mine
I don't have any local dealers that have these particular brands at least. I'd like to try a few different sizes before I purchase...“Bike Life” willy bikes. Kids ride them all over here. They can ride willys for miles on them. I have a 26” which is the next size down and is a little more nimble for doing Bmx-lite type crap my old joints are limited to.
That’s what I was looking for when I settled on this Framed 26”. I liked the 29” and SE and Ripper were huge growing up and riding in the 80s but everything I read led me to something a little smaller. I bought mine 2nd hand off of Craigslist and it’s basically a light weight beach cruiser that I can hop curbs with and get my old BMX vibe on.I don't have any local dealers that have these particular brands at least. I'd like to try a few different sizes before I purchase...
My wife and I had a couple beach cruisers a couple years ago and they were totally heavy and totally lame and we sold them... This time I want to go back to my roots to something I'm comfortable on...
I like the thought of some old school tough wheels too...LBS used to have a 20" Quadrangle that was sick but out of my price range. Anymore for me the 29 is the way to go, it responds much more gradually on wheelies and is great unless you're doing bunnyhops and landing stuff. Then it's time to break spokes.
My wrists haven't forgiven me for the years of jumps though
I appreciate the feedback this is giving me more of a comfortable feeling about buying one..My son has 2 SE bikes, A “maniac flyer” and “big ripper”.
I have cruised both of his bikes around the neighborhood and they are a lot of fun to ride!
I out grew those in junior high, how old are @j par you?Just wondering if anyone has one or has road one?...View attachment 1715910225 View attachment 1715910226
That's cheap! If I wanted my old JMC cruiser back I seen a nice frame and forks on flea Bay for 4K... That's what's not going to happen lol...Purt near a thousand dollars for a single speed bike?
My bike that I had when I was young was chromoly and pretty light but I always had a fascination with the aluminum...had two big rippers. over priced for what you get. have a 29" haro group 1 that is a much nicer bike and was cheaper. i prefer the 26" bikes. they feel like what a 20" bike felt like to me when i was kid if that makes sense. i have a 26" haro group 1, two 26" fit trippers and a 26" GT performer. all much nicer bikes then what SE sells.
I'm sure the very first thing I will do is ditch the normal 24-in cruiser bars again that are too low... I may have mentioned it before but I always used the taller 20-in bike style bars and I didn't feel like I was bending over or about to go over the front of the bike as I rode it...I've been thinking of getting a 24".
I'm 6'3" with a long spine.
A 26/27" mountain bike is not a comfortable riding position for me.
With the bars flat, my back is bent over too much.
A 20" is just too small, although I really like to throw then around.
(at least I used to)
Hopefully a 24" will be somewhere in between.
I've never had one before, or even spent any time on one.
Local thrift store had a Mongoose brand 24" needing tires for $40.
Mongoose was my preferred brand back in the 80's.
I know it's not the same now.