Originally Posted by
Brennan
Look man, I'm not trying to pull a fast one on you here. I'm just supporting surreal's original premise, which you are attacking with a remarkable amount of disdain for some reason, and I believe that attack is unwarranted. I addressed your AKA reference with a comparative example. Sorry if I didn't post it to your satisfaction, but I think I made my point. Now will you do me the courtesy of answering my question: If "beach cruiser" is the common term, why do the manufacturers identify the category as "cruisers"?
I'll be glad to but first I have some previous questions for you
So, can I ask you guys a question without you going further bat**** on me? Here goes.. as Brennan admits the term beach cruiser entered regular cannon in the 1970's and has become an overall catch all term for "cruisers" as you two prefer they be called, so here's the question. If this is an accepted common interchangeable set of terms, cruiser and beach cruiser, and has also become catch all.. why are you two arguing with me over this when you could be promoting this forum, posting how to's, trying to get members from the aforementioned sites to participate here instead?
An actual answer to this one would be nice too:
So let's get at the meat of it, in your mind the term is cruiser, in brennan's mind the term is cruiser, and you've also got other supporters here of the same opinion obviously as expressed in this thread. Now let me ask you this.. what do you think the majority of our fellow cyclists call them? Especially anyone born 1970 or later (yourself as an obvious exception as you stated you are indeed 36). My money's on beach cruiser, the trend in my experience is this the catch all has become beach cruiser, you can end up with a 30's-60's fat tire cruiser (like the one whichever one of you linked in this thread), and guess what the average persons gonna say? Nice beach cruiser. Do you guys understand what I'm saying?
Instead of this dance around it...
That's hard to quantify, isn't it? I will say that I've lived in coastal California my entire life and I don't hear "beach cruiser" thrown around much. "Cruiser" is the common term round these parts.
One last question: Why when you wrapped the statement in quotations which is usually intended to imply a direct quotation, did you change the wording?
I find it very hard to give you the benefit of the doubt as my previous experiences with people posting in the way you have is that they are trolls. If you actually answer me without the BS I'll be glad to answer you.