The Electra Townie is apparently the best selling bike in America. I figured it would've been some gravel bike or hybrid but nope, it's actually just a cruiser/commuting bike with a really weird seating position (even for cruiser standards). Anyone ever ridden one? I just got one used for about $150 as a daily urban rider but the weird tube angle is starting to give me second thoughts but I haven't had a chance to ride it yet. What do you velophiles think of these things?
I see Mexicans riding frankenstein clunker single speed versions of these all over town
>>2060788cruisers are peakthey are the hidden end game bike that you don't realize it's the perfect form until after 10 or 20 years of riding and after trying every other discipline
>>2060815I feel like you're right but you shouldn't be right. I almost feel shame for wanting to take my cruiser out over some of my more traditional road bikes for basic commuting but I realize that's just because of tryhard doomers and I'm sick of pretending that I need to ride in an uncomfortable position to be a real cyclist™ although I could probably just put some wider handlebars on my other bikes to get close to the same effect
>>2060821A big part of cruising is letting go of all that and justcrooze®
Probably the ppl who buy these are 60+ years old and live in Florida
>>2060853You're thinking of the Cruiser itself, which uses a nearly identical frame and drivetrain but lacks mudguards for some reason and is marketed differently
>>2060788Cool looking frameSTFU and ride the bike, you have to adjust saddles for every bike stop sperging Please for the love of God everyone stop sperging over every aspect of your lives
>>2060815ok boomer
>>2060878But I can't I'm not normie enough >sperging intensifies
>>2060878>Please for the love of God everyone stop sperging over every aspect of your livesBut what if all my cool cycling friends laugh at me? :(
>>2060788>Electra>not electric
>>2060895They were founded before e-bikes were even a thing, not that it matters much anymore since they're now just a subsidiary of Trek
>>2060896>Trek>made for city commuting and racetracks, not long overland treks
>>2060903they are literally a mtb focused brand who had one of the best selling longest sold XC bikes.
