I suspect that most people are looking for a user for themselves or their kids, and view the fancier ones as more esoteric stuff for a specialty market, not "users". From the angle of someone who rides to get around efficiently, I've never understood the appeal of cruisers, etc,, but I'm not trying to saddle a family of people who are looking for a toy that the whole family can enjoy. The toy market is huge compared with the commuter, racer, distance market.