Glossy photos of girls on bikes!

There is no shortage of Smaller American companies making really nice cruiser/utility/commuting bikes. But the celebs seem to always be on the cheap & nasty most impractical sort.

But 'convenient' includes instant and cheap availability. Assuming you were prepared to wait 6 months to a year for your $2000 boutique beach cruiser, you'd then have to carry it around with you instead of just picking one up from the local shop wherever you happened to be.