I´ve always wanted a beach cruiser but couldn´t really make up my mind about the right brand and model. After buying some crappy, rusty Nishiki Malibu model that needs A LOT of work done, I decided to buy an Electra Straight 8 model and,even though I was a bit skeptikal first, I am more than happy and don´t really want to ever ride any other bicycle again.....this one is such a smooth and comfortable ride, partly due to the trademark "flat foot" frame geometry. And it looks simply beautiful.



I will probably fix some of my other bikes though just for commuting because this one here is too precious to just use it for commuting.I don´t want it to be stolen.My other bikes will probably be fixed single speed bikes, customized and with Fat Frank tires. Fat Frank tires look like this:


The second picture is not MY bike though....but my other bike(s) will pretty much look like that when they´re done.

I wish I could live in a warmer, bike friendlier country

Here´s some more:




I´m also considering buying the same bike in a different color or maybe buy another one second-hand and paint it red or blue. I wouldn´t mind having two or three of them....but the other models have uglier colors. (sand , orange or blue...or red...and their names are different, too).
Here ´s a very similar model by the same company.This one is called the Ghost Rider but it is a tad too long for my taste:



And this is what it looks like in orange:



Best ride I´ve ever had. Even though the rims are only 24". But the "Fatti-O" fat slick tires make up for that.

Comes with an internal three speed hub.('Nexus´ by Shimano).

We do not own them but we often rent them while on vacation

KoolEaze said:

That is one cool looking bike! I've never seen anything like it around here. This is what I see a lot of around my area