Is a Beach Cruiser bike hard to assemble?

I am thinking about buying a Beach Cruiser and wanted to know if it was hard to put together. Keep in mind I am a girl with NO mechanics experience, but at the same time I'm not an idiot and can follow directions.

Well, being a girl isn't a disadvantage in bike assembly. Not have ANY experience may be. A cruiser is quite simple and if can can ask assistance from your family or friends it would go quick. We all know mechanically experienced people.

SURELY you have a dad or mechanically inclined bf that can be pressed into service. Not that hard actually, but it is possible to mess up some things if you don't know what's inside the parts you can't see.

Enjoy the boardwalk. One of the few places a beach cruiser makes perfect sense.

Cruisers are very simple to put together....

All you will need is a:

Allen (hex) wrench...the right size of course
A wrench (prob. 14' i think)
A socket wrench
Maybe a phillips head (to put on the reflectors)
and most importantly you need some grease... like Pedro's....you can get it online or a bike shop...

Make sure you grease up the bottom of the stem before you slide it in.

Grease the ends (the part you screw in) of the pedals.

Also grease the seat post to the point where it will be exposed.

It may take you about an hour since you have never done it before....but take your time and you may have to re-adjust it once you think your done because it doesn't feel right...i.e seat is to far back or the hand bars are crooked.


Just make sure you line everything up straight and don't forget to put air in the tires!

Good luck!