April 8, 2010 at 3:00 pm
#25545
Sean_D
Participant
… “hates how you have to lean” that he may be referring to the more lean forward, tucked-in position riding position compared to a cruiser, standard, etc. At least that is how I took it after the initial read. Having injured my back I am not a fan of it myself, nor the cafe bikes., which have a similar riding position, so I don’t get his argument there if that is what he means. I find them uncomfortable after about 30 minutes, but that is one of those personal choice arguments with no right or wrong answer.
As far as the term “crotch rocket,” every one of my friends (male and female) who own one refer to them as that. So I won’t touch that one