There are 10s of thousands of balloon tire beach cruisers with gears on the boardwalks of Southern Cal. The cruisers easily out number road bikes and hybrids 10 to 1. Most boardwalks have a speed limit of 5-8 miles due to equal sharing with pedestrian traffic. The more popular brands seem to be Electra and Nirve with baskets to carry dogs and beach gear. Early examples of Schwinn Phantoms ( 1949-1959) are fetching $1,500 daily on CL and Ebay. The Electra Balloon Townie 8i at $899. is the current bike to have on the boardwalk.