A Question for ladies, do ladies ride ladies bike?
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A Question for ladies, do ladies ride ladies bike?
Postby gsxrboy » Sun Aug 19, 2007 4:01 pm
Looking around though, I can't find many manufacturers that make bikes for ladies, specifically of a smaller frame, shorty is about 5' 2" thus restricting the choice a little more.
Do ladies just put up and shut up and ride guys bikes generally in road bikes ? or am I missing a whole heap of manufacturers offering them. The current thought is she could get a 08 OCR2W (sorry moosterbounce ) which should do the trick, carbon forks and all. Budget is approx $1000, and she'll need to get a floor pump, some bits and pieces and some shorts probably. Any pointers for other 'ladies' rides?
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Postby europa » Sun Aug 19, 2007 4:11 pm
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Postby Kalgrm » Sun Aug 19, 2007 4:40 pm
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Postby sogood » Sun Aug 19, 2007 5:01 pm
A good bike fitter would check all those measurements and correlate it with the type of riding you need to do. Even in the regular men frame range from different companies, there are significant differences in the top tube length for a particular seat tube size.
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Postby mikesbytes » Sun Aug 19, 2007 6:06 pm
- shorter top tube
- narrower handlebars
- less reach to the brake leavers
- wider seat
This caters for the typical differences between a male and female of the same height
- shorter body
- shorter arms
- narrower shoulders
- smaller hands
- wider hips
Some of the womans specific frames fail with this
- longer legs
As the other posters have pointed out not all of us have "typical" bodies
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Postby toolonglegs » Sun Aug 19, 2007 6:50 pm
http://www.sarahulmerbrand.com
Don't know too much about them but Sarah Ulmer knows her stuff and they are made only for woman.
Plus being a kiwi I have to be biased
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Postby mikesbytes » Sun Aug 19, 2007 8:10 pm
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Postby moosterbounce » Sun Aug 19, 2007 8:49 pm
There are:
SUB (Sarah Ulmer Brand) - Fleet in the city have heaps in stock
Scott - the Contessa range - don't think my BikeForce has any of these in, but can order
Trek - WSD range - I know there is at least 1 in the Joondalup BikeForce
Giant - they have heaps and seem to be available everywhere!!
Cannondale - Feminine range - try TBE
Specialized - Dolce range - try Fleet
Orbea - Diva range - Many shops including Fleet and Bikeforce
Bianchi - Dama Bianca range - check Elite Racing Cycles for all things "green"
LeMond - unsure who sells these locally
Felt - FW series...Elite sells these too I believe
etc
So...there are heaps out there.
Personally, I don't like the WSD at all. I am 172cm (about 5'7") so perhaps that gives me more flexibility with bike designs. My husband is 176cm and. if he ever rode my bike, the seat would need to be lowered. I also have quite a long reach and broad shoulders, so the CR1 I bought didn't even need a stem change!!
I can appreciate the closer brake levers, but believe these can be adjusted. Remember, even with men's bikes, they need to cater for many different heights, and short men don't have huge hands so the brake levers would need to cater for them too.
As for seat...it really is personal preference. I'm happy with my standard Selle Italia C2, and find that a wider seat isn't as comfy as it feels like it is pushing my hips apart (and I have pretty wide hips!!). Maybe this is just what I am used to.
I reckon she needs to try a few different bikes - both women's and men's specific, to work out what feels best. Don't forget the big difference betwene a road and an mtb. I'm not comfy on an mtb but like the road positioning - she may be the same.
Hope some of this helps.
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Postby LuckyPierre » Sun Aug 19, 2007 8:58 pm
I strongly suspect that it was a 'one woman specific' frame - and there weren't many other women who could catch her on it!sogood wrote: Was that a women specific frame?
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Postby moosterbounce » Mon Aug 20, 2007 3:59 pm
I think it is limiting the market...and stereotyping both men and women.
Rant over now folks
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Postby gsxrboy » Mon Aug 20, 2007 4:39 pm
24-27sp sora + carbon front should be a decent, speedier step up from her current mtb.
We'll go ride fit her out on the weekend, weather permitting.
Appreciate the input from all, but it wouldn't be fair for her to by a Bianchi and not get me one
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Postby europa » Mon Aug 20, 2007 4:44 pm
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