This trend to produce more "city" bikes is actually quite appealing as for a time, one could quite easily buy a mountain bike or a road bike here but there were few choices available for those who's riding was primarily urban.

At our shop, the demand for old cruisers was and still is off the scale (we restore and recycle older bikes) as many see these as the ultimate vehicle for meeting their urban transportation needs.

They don't want to race, they aren't going off road, and comfort and utility are the highest priorities... I even find than many younger folks prefer these over any other kind of bike.