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Ladies road bike\ cyclocross that takes bigger tyres?

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  • 15-08-2018 2:03pm
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    barrymanilow
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    Hi I'm trying to source a bike for a Lady who is getting into cycling .


    Does fine on her hybrid but has joined a casual cycling group and is the odd one out as all others are on drop bar road bikes.


    She doesn't like skinny Tyre road bikes , hates the road feedback , bumpiness etc and much prefers wider hybrid style tyres


    Was looking at the LiV invite . has wide tyres and is also capable of a bit of touring . Seems very overpriced though .


    If I could get a second hand ladies racer Giant avail etc that I could pop bigger tyres onto that would be great .Is that a possibility ? do those rims and frames usually accept say a 35c tyre ?


    B


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    Kav0777
    Registered Users Posts: 549 ✭✭✭Kav0777


    What about..

    https://www.halfords.ie/cycling/bikes/road-bikes/boardman-adv-8-8-womens-adventure-bike


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    barrymanilow
    Registered Users Posts: 548 ✭✭✭barrymanilow


    that's not bad at all Thanks


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    site_owner
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    The giant beliv 1 takes larger tyres I think.
    2017 models are currently reduced too, if she doesn't mind a step through

    https://www.cyclestore.co.uk/giant_beliv_1_womens_all_road_bike_2018-ID_73279


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    nak
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    I wouldn't go for a women's specific bike unless you have to due to sizing. You won't get 35s on a traditional road bike, max would be ~30s.


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    rollingscone
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    Boardman Adventure bikes look decent


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    beauf
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    Maybe a cross bike works be more comfortable


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    barrymanilow
    Registered Users Posts: 548 ✭✭✭barrymanilow


    nak wrote: »
    I wouldn't go for a women's specific bike unless you have to due to sizing. You won't get 35s on a traditional road bike, max would be ~30s.


    Thanks . Why avoid ladies specific bikes ? are they harder to sell on ?


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    TGD
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    I’m also looking out for a bike for a lady. She has a hip replacement so needs a low-ish stepthrough.
    I’d love to find a single front speed with a large range of gears.
    She descends slowly and will never need the normal high gears.
    Also I think flat bars are best - she won’t use drops. A large proportion of riders never use drops but seem to think they are a must-have - is there some advantage with hoods over flat bars?


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    nak
    Registered Users Posts: 1,538 ✭✭✭nak


    barrymanilow wrote: »
    nak wrote: »
    I wouldn't go for a women's specific bike unless you have to due to sizing. You won't get 35s on a traditional road bike, max would be ~30s.


    Thanks . Why avoid ladies specific bikes ? are they harder to sell on ?
    That's one factor - there really is no need as the only difference can be the saddle/bars which you could end up changing anyway.  A lot of it is just marketing.  I'm 5'4 and have only bought one women's specific bike over the years (purely because I liked it - same frame as the "men's" bike but suspension tuned for a lighter weight).


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