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WHATS A good name brand for a beach cruiser with gears? and who has them in stock right now?

for an xmas present. 26 inch womens and maybe mens
 

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Dang bikes must still be popular all sold out a couple single speeds avail :(
I waited three months
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Daughter’s 26”
 

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Electra. I have an older Rat Rod that I have been restoring. I used to have another years ago that I got new but it was stolen. They are hard to find I looked forever.

I recently bought my wife a nice Schwinn with Shiimano 7 speed at Walmart. A few of the parts were lame so I upgraded it with Electra stuff.

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Put ARP bolts through out. Even some stringer washers. :)

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If you are near Huntington Beach check out Huntington Beach Bicycle Co. on Main St. just picked a new beach cruiser for my daughter. I have bought several from them and they are great!
 

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Electra townie. I have 4 of them. Get the wife the 7 speed. Enjoy the foot forward technology. Riverside Cyclery had plenty in stock a few weeks ago.

Cheers Steve
 

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If you are near Huntington Beach check out Huntington Beach Bicycle Co. on Main St. just picked a new beach cruiser for my daughter. I have bought several from them and they are great!

I second this.. I got one from them last year and its sweet
 

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Electra Straight 8 with Fat-t-o's for me & a Electra Townie 3i for my wife.
 

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Me and the Ole Lady both have Electra 7 speeds. We have had them over 4 years. They have been great bikes (about $300 each).

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Agree on the Electra's. Wife loves her Townie 7. They are built like a brick shithouse with quality componets. My wife got ran off our trail by another rider not paying attention. T boned a large pine tree at speed. Took it to the Trek dealer for a check up. Front alignment was off by 1/2 of an inch. No other damage.

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I have 2 of these coming for Xmas - there are lots of these ebikes these days but I like the classic beach cruiser look of these.

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If you find a bike shop with bikes in stock, you've found 1 in a million. Bicycling is family quarantining outside.
Best year for bike sales Ever. They're not even taking names on a list. Ive been.told, everywhere, try in the summer months,we may be caught up..
Good luck.
 

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We had an early Christmas! Borrowed an inmates and went for a test ride. Wife was sold immediately. Just finished a ride to Blue Chair for linner. Never really got the E-bike thing but these are a blast.

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The other nice thing with the Electra is in the men's bikes you can get a larger, a little stretched out frame, which is what I got. I will post a pic from my computer.

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I found a non electric one of these on CL near me!! Other wise like a 3 months wait list.

 

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The bike shop in Santa Clarita on Cinema Drive, has a ton of bikes. Both electric and non-electric. It’s called In Cycle.
 

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Soul Beach Cruisers


This! We've had ours for 4 years now, both are 3 speed hubs. Far better IMO that the sprockets and derailleurs for shifting. I'm not a small guy, this bike is built SO well, and I don't look like a gorilla on a stingray. Jim should have non Ebikes in stock in most colors. The Sonics are on backorder I think still, but should be available about any time now.
 

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sooo i know you guys never buy knockoffs LOL


but on ebay do you think theres a big difference between the Firmstron and the ZCycle they look awfully alike


those fat tires i think are too exotic . my wife wants a plain beach cruiser for our Campland trips and to ride around the neighborhood.
 

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sooo i know you guys never buy knockoffs LOL


but on ebay do you think theres a big difference between the Firmstron and the ZCycle they look awfully alike


those fat tires i think are too exotic . my wife wants a plain beach cruiser for our Campland trips and to ride around the neighborhood.
I have no idea
The firm strong is super light and I have several friends with them that had 0 issues.
At $240 for a 7 speed, was happy with it.
 

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Supposedly Firmstong and six three zero are the only brands out of Hermosa Beach. Same pricing (zycle) as firm strong though.
My Daughter’s has shimano 7 speed “tourney” shifting gear set fwiw.

I ride a 1983 Schwinn Beach cruiser so they are all smoother, lighter than my tank. Lol
 

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Jax has various cruisers in stock.

Cheers, Steve
 

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Supposedly Firmstong and six three zero are the only brands out of Hermosa Beach. Same pricing (zycle) as firm strong though.
My Daughter’s has shimano 7 speed “tourney” shifting gear set fwiw.

I ride a 1983 Schwinn Beach cruiser so they are all smoother, lighter than my tank. Lol

They're the same company.

They have a women's line called A/O Bicycle Co. for the OP since that's what he's looking for. @cxr https://aowomensbicycles.com/
 

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We had an early Christmas! Borrowed an inmates and went for a test ride. Wife was sold immediately. Just finished a ride to Blue Chair for linner. Never really got the E-bike thing but these are a blast.

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They're the same company.

They have a women's line called A/O Bicycle Co. for the OP since that's what he's looking for. @cxr https://aowomensbicycles.com/
That’s $150 more than a firmstrong, both 7 speeds
Looks like they charge you for “personalized” service to help you pick out a bike, lol
26” female 7 speed beach cruisers aren’t too different lol
 

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If you find a bike shop with bikes in stock, you've found 1 in a million. Bicycling is family quarantining outside.
Best year for bike sales Ever. They're not even taking names on a list. Ive been.told, everywhere, try in the summer months,we may be caught up..
Good luck.
I had my local shop have me down for what I wanted , they called when it came in.

On a side note, there were plenty of 7 speed female beach cruisers at bike shops in Havasu last summer, all the old/broken down folks are buying E bikes instead lol
 
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