Jamis: Earth Cruiser 3

Jamis: Earth Cruiser 3

Diet Cruiser

Many cruisers weigh well north of 40 pounds. Not so with the Earth Cruiser. Be- cause nothing gets more uncomfortable faster than having to pedal more weight than necessary, Jamis pared as many grams from the Earth Cruiser as they could.

Looks Great Today & Tomorrow

Many of the parts specified on their Earth Cruisers are made of aluminum to save weight, but also to help preserve the finish of the bike. Aluminum parts include the seat post, seat clamp, stem, rims, front hub, kickstand and crank arms. Jamis even specified a silver-plated chain that doesn't just look great, its way more rust-resistant than standard carbon steel chains.

Comfortable Steering

Their cruise-control handlebars were designed to promote a comfortable no- weight-on-the-wrists riding position. With just the right sweep and rise, these handlebars meet the riders hands without requiring a forward bend at the waist, relieving pressure on the back of the neck. Handlebar width has also been carefully calculated so that when steered from left to right it does not contact the rider, unlike many other cruiser-style handlebars.

Memory Foam Saddle

Jamis' Earth Cruiser saddles are not just great looking, they're extraordinarily comfortable as well. Though the size and shape is clearly generous, they've also molded a channel into the top of the saddle to relieve sitting pressure and use high-quality memory or polyurethane foam for the supporting mattress. Memory foam was originally developed by NASA and is now used extensively for medical applications. It is much denser than the foams ordinarily used in saddles, which makes it more supportive and more comfortable.

Smooth Rolling Tires

Jamis' comfort tires have been designed to roll smoothly on pavement, but offer a large 2.35 footprint so that rides on park paths can be managed securely. The additional benefit of that big footprint is larger air volume in the tire and tube, which results in lower air pressure for a more comfortable ride than tires with smaller volumes and higher air pressures.

No-Slip Pedals

Their Earth Cruisers pedals offer a thermoplastic elastomer insert on both sides of the pedal surface that keeps shoes and sandals from slipping when soles or pedals get wet. These inserts also make barefoot pedaling comfortable.

The Earth Cruiser 3 is also available in a step-thru model.

COLOR

Teal Fo' Real, Clay, Gloss Black

SIZE

M: 18" & 21"

SPECS

Frame

Classic Cantilever design with 6061 aluminum tubing, includes kickstand and painted steel chainguard

Fork

Hi-tensile unicrown with radiused blades

Wheels

Alex Zuma 36H black anodized alloy rims with alloy nutted front hub and Shimano 3-speed rear, 14 gauge stainless steel spokes

Tires

CST Metropolitan Palm Bay, 26" x 2.35

Derailleurs

N/A

Shiftlevers

Shimano RevoShift, 3-speed

Chain

KMC Z410NP, silver

Cassette

N/A

Pedals

Cruiser alloy platform with TPE comfort insert

Brakeset

Shimano coaster brake

Handlebar

Jamis Cruise-control comfort bar

Stem

Alloy hi-rise, 180mm quill, 100mm extension, with removeable 2-bolt cap

Seat Post

Alloy micro-adjust, 27.2 x 300mm, with 31.8mm alloy clamp and cromo seatpin

Saddle

Earth Cruiser Comfort with memory foam padding, synthetic suede top, burnished sides and bumper springs

Weight

30.75 lbs