>>1831206It's because cruisers in the US have been through a hipster filter in the klunker era
people there did ride roadsters in the 60s/70s and then began klunking them, ie, removing the fenders, racks, kickstands, chaincases, all the utility features and racing them downhill.
Your modern 'cruiser' is influenced by this cool pared back legacy (although many 'cruisers' will still be well equipped) or, 'cruising' itself is outright done on a mtb.
>But nobody calls it that.In europe. In NZ i've overhauled a few omafiets etc and i tell people they're cruisers because that's basically what they are. They aren't useful everyday bikes because it's too hilly.
I've also bought a few german 'trekking' bikes because some of the higher spec cromo ones are very good. It's amazing what de-germaning them does.
A OS butted cromo german trekking ladies bike i got just the other day went from 14kg to 12kg by de-germaning it.
