Say, that's pretty cool. Are these Electra bikes good stuff?

These guys also have some interesting cruisers:
http://www.nirve.com/main/cruiser/line.asp

Dunno how their quality is.

I don't have any personal experience with them, but I've read some good reviews. The only drawback I can see is that they're all single- or 3-speed, which kinda limits your hill-climbing ability.

Those Nirve cruisers are darn nifty too!

you have to see the Electras in person. the quality is pretty low compared to the Nirve's. sloppy welds, not very shiny. they look good in the pictures but that is about it. the nirve's on the other hand are pretty insane. i haven't seen any thing like this since the Dyno days. as far as hill climbing ability, it's a cruiser... what do you expect.

Thanks for the quality comparison. I'm fairly close to a dealer at the moment, so I may have to stop by and have a look at those sloppy welds up close.

And I've haven't ridden a bike with less than 18 gears for almost the same number of years, so whaddya expect?...;^)