Originally Posted by rpavich

Hi,
I'm new to the forum. I'm searching for a beach cruiser for myself and my wife and we have run into a little problem. Both of us are a bit overweight and carry our weight in the front (think belly.)

We shopped beach cruisers at Wal Mart and found that the one issue we had was that the handlebars were too close to our bodies; it made turning difficult. It appeared that raising up the gooseneck and rotating the handle bars forward might help but I was wondering if there is some brand/model that would be better for our body type?

I was shopping at beachbikes.net and some looked more cramped that other but I didn't want to just guess at it and have to return bike after bike.

Are there stems that are adjustable / longer so that the handlebars move significantly forward?

I can't be the only person who's come across this issue, I'd appreciate any help I can get.