Saw it, read it, decided to leave it alone. Though appreciate you taking up the call Ranette. It’s a constant thing and me personally I ride with anyone. Wether it be another person that rides a lazy boy or old man bike, or a sporty/crotch rocket that likes to ride w/ that super man feeling, or even dual sports that seem not to be able to make up their minds what turf suits them. We all anjoy the same things.
Being that cruisers have been around longer and have a emphasis on cruising and not taking off at neck break speeds (though some can, twist my 9 to hard and you’ll pull a neck muscle) and have a larger variety for displacements generally make it a “GoTo” style bike for learners. Standards are among those to.
My advice to the Lil’ lady is to take her to do what most (not all) women love doing most…… shop! Have her go to bike shops with ya, make her butt test everything. Heck even gives you a chance to oggle at all the bling and leather yourself. My youngest daughter jumps at every chance to go with me to the bike store. Every time we walk in she makes the odd statement of how she likes the way the place smells. If I ask if she wants to ride, she has her helmet on before I can even get my keys.
So get HER to butt test, narrow down the viable options and make her research em. Also don’t forget to ask the Service dept. what can be done to get the bike to fit her better. Not the sales guy , the Service guys.