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Since I bike commute over eight miles a day, I wanted a more relaxed bicycle ride. I looked at buying some used cruisers but in the end I altered a few things on my 1991 Giant Butte mountain bike and turned it into a 21 speed cruiser. I bought a set of boardwalk cruiser handlebars ($20), added a used Nitto Tall Technomic Stem ($6), some handlebar shims ($2) to get the 22.2mm diameter of the handlebars to fit the stem's 25.4mm clamp, and a new seat ($30). In addition, I had to run new break and gear cables and cable housing ($12). The total conversion cost about $70 and took only a few hours. The Geax Laczem tires I put on the bike were given to me, and actually smooth out the ride nicely. I recommend these tires if you are only riding your MTB on roads.

The Giant Butte turned Cruiser

If you have an old MTB sitting around that no one is riding, maybe try converting it into a cruiser and bring that youthful joy of riding back into the bike. I recommend a nice big set of handlebars accompanied by a nice comfy big seat.

These handlebars are huge

At some point I would like to add some fenders, but that is a task for a later day.