Forged steel front fork, heavy duty saddle and the “look” of a classic. Where we differ from Schwinn, is you just look at our color selection. We use a much different pallet, pastels, colors like that, and our speed options.
If you’re looking to spend $150 or less, my suggestion would be a Schwinn would be a great option. Now the downside with that price point is, typically at that price point, you’re not gonna get a huge selection of color. That’s a big difference between Sixthreezero and a Schwinn, is that we offer a lot of colors, a lot of different speeds for every model.
The Cruiser 5 has 5-speed gears and hand brakes for greater versatility and range. Schwinn’s simple laid back elegance is personified in the 1980 Ladies’ Cruiser. With the time-proven dependability of a coaster brake, wide whitewall balloon tires, a comfortable saddle and wide handlebars. The name “Schwinn” in front of the title “Cruiser” has traditionally meant solid, comfortable riding, a cantilvered frame a top balloon tires and an overall look that never goes out of style.
Now, Schwinn’s obviously been making beach cruisers for a long time, they have a great selection. s are kind of known as the original beach cruiser. So I wanna talk to you about how does Sixthreezero compare to Schwinn. And obviously I’m the CEO of Sixthreezero, but I’m gonna try to do this video in as non-biased as possible, and just really lay it out how I think we’re different, how do our bikes compare.
Because not every beach cruiser lives at the beach, where boardwalks and coastal roads are flat, some are equipped with more than one speed. The Priority Coast, for example, has a 3-speed twist shifter for tackling moderate climbs, yet retains the beach cruiser feel. No test rides are available at this time. When our shop re-opens to the public following the coronavirus outbreak, we’ll be happy to discuss options for fit customization, upgrades, and accessories.
These bikes usually feature a lower center of gravity, suspension forks, hot rod paint jobs, and large rear tires. The 24-inch Cruiser is ideal for the younger rider who appreciates the time-honored qualities of riding comfort. Schwinn, like others, copied what they saw going on in Europe.
If you look at our women’s cruiser, Around the Block cruisers, you can get all of those in one speed, three speed, seven-speed, twenty-one speed. And actually, I don’t think there’s any other cruiser company out there really doing a 21-speed cruiser. The reason we did that is that we want the cruiser customer to be able to have the same gears that any other bike comes with if they want it. Big difference between us and Schwinn, number one is the price point. Now, with that said, Schwinn also does offer independent bike shop beach cruisers. Now, these are gonna be even more expensive, they’re a little bit more high end.
If somewhat understated, yet functional comfort is what you’re looking for choose the Schwinn’s standard coaster brake Cruiser. Whitewall balloon tires and Electro-forge schwinn beach cruiser cantilever frame. If you buy directly from us, we’re gonna allow you to customize it. We’re gonna build one-off bikes for whoever wants to do it.
Their combination of substantial weight , single speed mechanicals , and wide tires (26x 2.25″ 559) made the bicycles primarily suited to flat terrain. They were popular with paperboys and bicycle couriers. So “cruiser” may have originated as one model name used by one distributor of the motorbike style of bicycles. The term beach-ranger never really caught on.