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Request : Ladies Road bike

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  • 17-07-2008 10:18am
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    mkdon05
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    Looking for a cheapish 44cm roadie for the missus. She is gonna give the cycling a bash! I know its very hard to find something this small but if anyone has any ideas i'd be greatful.


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    Caroline_ie
    Registered Users Posts: 5,400 ✭✭✭Caroline_ie


    mkdon05 wrote: »
    Looking for a cheapish 44cm roadie for the missus. She is gonna give the cycling a bash! I know its very hard to find something this small but if anyone has any ideas i'd be greatful.

    I am 5' nothing and my 1st bike was a Trek 1000 size 43cm. I still use it to commute and as a winter bike and it's great. The new Trek 1.2 version is much nicer though
    They do a Female version too, but the men's bike is much nicer I think. ( oh and it's a triple too )


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    blorg
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    Trek do the 1.2 in a Woman Specific Design version, starting at 43cm.

    EDIT: I see Caroline beat me to it!


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    Caroline_ie
    Registered Users Posts: 5,400 ✭✭✭Caroline_ie


    blorg wrote: »
    Trek do the 1.2 in a Woman Specific Design version, starting at 43cm.

    EDIT: I see Caroline beat me to it!

    I saw a Ladies version at Joe Daly's last week ( I am pretty sure it was a 1.2 ). That's where I bought my Trek as well a few years ago. They sell for about 650/700 quid.


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    mkdon05
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    cheers caroline, she is 5 foot too so maybe the trek 43cm is the way to go.
    Was hopin to pick up something second hand to see if she'd be into it but I reckon because of the size it will have to be a new one.


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    Quigs Snr
    Registered Users Posts: 4,154 ✭✭✭Quigs Snr


    The Giant SCR I put up in the Giant SCR thread would not be a million miles away in terms of size (the guy who is selling it is 5'2 tops I reckon).


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    Caroline_ie
    Registered Users Posts: 5,400 ✭✭✭Caroline_ie


    mkdon05 wrote: »
    cheers caroline, she is 5 foot too so maybe the trek 43cm is the way to go.
    Was hopin to pick up something second hand to see if she'd be into it but I reckon because of the size it will have to be a new one.

    I am not selling you mine :D

    You might still be able to pick up a second hand one from a Junior racer... you know, kids grow up pretty fast :pac:


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    mkdon05
    Registered Users Posts: 766 ✭✭✭mkdon05


    Quigs Snr wrote: »
    The Giant SCR I put up in the Giant SCR thread would not be a million miles away in terms of size (the guy who is selling it is 5'2 tops I reckon).

    Nice bike alright, but probably just a little too big. She is more on the 4'11' side of 5 foot. The extra few cm's might make it uncomfortable to ride no?


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    Caroline_ie
    Registered Users Posts: 5,400 ✭✭✭Caroline_ie


    mkdon05 wrote: »
    Nice bike alright, but probably just a little too big. She is more on the 4'11' side of 5 foot. The extra few cm's might make it uncomfortable to ride no?

    Get a sz 43 not anything bigger. The trek 43cm still have standard 700 wheels and it's great quality.


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