Bought a new Huffy Cranbrook some years back. It's the black and red one. I think it's a great looking bike. Had trouble with the coaster brake. It just didn't stop the bike well at all. Huffy sent me another rear wheel. Installed it and all was well for a while. Something went ad inside the rear hub. Ended up putting the origina!l wheel back on. Then came some health problems. Blown up right knee, prostate cancer, a hernia. The knee and the two years of cancer treatment took their toll on me. Gave the Huffy away. Started riding my other bike recently. It's s cheapo single speed flat bar road bike, with 700C tires. Used to go on 12-18 mile rides on that one. I'm doing a timed 2.5 mild ride every day now to see if I can regain some of my lost strength and stamina. The last part of the ride is a series of up hills, one of which I can just make it. I'll keep my old single speed road bike. It"s super easy to work on. But, I'm considering getting a multi speed bike so, hopefully, I can run some errands with it. Maybe 12-14 mile round trips. No more coaster brakes for me. If I decide to get a cruiser, it'll most likely be a 7 speed with just a rear derailer. For sure it'll have rim brakes. Don't see many cruiser bikes on the road between my house and Hilo, Hawaii. That's about a 24-30 mile round trip depending on where in Hilo. See a lot of drop bar road bikes, flat bars like mine, mountain bikes. At 67 with my health problems, I hope to again be able to make that ride. Used to do it on my single speed bike until about 5 years ago when my problems started. If I get stronger, I'll add a second lap. I also walk (with a cane due to the knee), and right after the walk I do some weights and squats and such. I have not been able to ride standing up due to that knee, which really makes hills tough. I actually ride a bike better than I walk. If I get a second bike, it probably won't be a cruiser, as most seem pretty heavy.
Last edited by birdmove; 08-15-21 at 09:44 PM.