Hello,
Thanks for your suggestions. I know in a regular bike you have to mount/dismount the saddle when stopping. I know how to do that, it's just that I have become pretty afraid of doing it, thus the need for a "flat foot" bike. I went and tried the smaller electra. To my dismay, even though it is pretty much the exact bike but with smaller wheels, and the 24" fit me perfecty, the 24" somehow felt less stable than the 26". The 26" felt steadier, the 24" a little wobblier, but there was a definite difference in the handling of both bikes. The 26" is big by just a bit but enough to make it impossible to reach the ground from the saddle when the ground was uneven. The person in the bike store told me through the clerk (not the mechanic directly) that given the size of the wheel, it was easier to turn so it was going to feel different but that I would get used to it. I didn't buy the bike, I want more information on this. Maybe I can ask in the cruiser forum.
thanks
Diana