>>2046080It's a Step-Through Frame. They were traditionally marketed as "Womens Bikes" because the sloped top bar wouldn't get in the way of womens dresses, but if you look at most antique photos of women byciclists you'll see there is no particular preference for either frame. Step-Through frames have also been marketed towards men as a more utilitarian style of bike, they were used in Paratrooper bikes during the Second World War for example. And today you'll often by marketed simply as utility bicycles, Mixte (literally mixed gender) bikes, City Bicycles.etc The first Safety Bicycles from the 1800s also featured these sort of hybrid style frames. Also like 99% of E-bikes use a step-through frame so its starting to become the new standard
Pic related, the inventor of the pneumatic tire apparenly prefered Step-Throughs
Of course I have a hill to die on because my only bike right now is a step-through cruiser that was sold to me as a mixed-gender bike and now I'm afraid I'll look like a girl on it
