Hi, although I have been a fan of this site for a while, I just registered and this is my first log in. I've been into biking since I can remember, and I can't remember a time in my life that I didn't have a bike or two. I got into cruisers by accident. I was trying to get my wife to ride, so I got her a nice Schwinn hybrid which she absolutely hated. She had trouble shifting and was very nervous so we rode very little. "I just want a beach bike with no gears" was her response. So I found an older Schwinn cruiser and fixed it up. I had so much fun I bought one for me. As soon as I figure out how to post pictures I'll have some up. I'm currently working on a 67 Stingray for a friend. It's a little girls bike that we found for $10. Very rough looking! I stripped it down, sandblasted the whole thing and powder coated it neon pink! I'll have pictures of that one soon too, she's almost complete.