I've been into riding bikes ever since I was a kid, but a combination of moving around for college and grad school and some back and wrist problems (all I had was my early '00s Schwinn MTB at that point) got me out of the biking habit and out of shape. Then I picked up a 3-speed Schwinn Speedster a couple years ago, tore it down, painted, and built it back up and really got into that side of bikes too. After that, we moved to St. Paul, MN, which is a much more bike-friendly locale than previously, so I've been riding a lot more and acquiring more bikes. I got a Schwinn Suburban 10-speed to be my beater/trailer-towing bike and that's been a great bike, so at this point I really love the Chicago Schwinns. Earlier this year, as the snow was melting, my thoughts turned to getting another bike. I decided that what was missing from my lineup was a cruiser, so I started looking at Craigslist. I found this site as I was researching the different bikes I was seeing and have been amazed at the care and creativity that go into all the builds. I eventually found a great deal on a Nirve Mooneyes cruiser and that's been my main bike this summer. So far all I've done with it is slapped some apes on it and jury-rigged a set-back seatpost and I love just cruising the lake on it and watching the heads turn. I'm planning on some sort of custom banana-ish seat for it so my daughter can ride on it with me rather than in the trailer, so I'll probably start a forum thread on that once I getting going.
