ladies, can you recommend a women's bike?
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kylie posted 17 weeks ago.
Cervelo. They don't do Women's specific design, but if you actually look at the measurements and how "women's specific" is set up you will realize that is not really an issue (it's more of a short person issue, and Cervelo addresses it in their smaller bikes).
I LOVE my R3. And my test ride on a Soloist SLC was one of the most comfy rides ever. The Soloist team is $2000 with ultegra I believe.
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qb ant posted 17 weeks ago.
I have a women's Giant ocr with Shimano Ultegra components and I'm real happy with it.....and if I'm not mistaken, I think this year's colors are white and silver.
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tsilcyc posted 17 weeks ago.
My wife just went through this, she was looking at the Terry & Orbea.
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Triguy98 posted 17 weeks ago.
As Kylie touched on, women's specific geometry isnt for everyone. In some brands, the geometry difference is minor, in other its significant. So get her on some men's bikes, too. They just might fit better. Any shop that pushes her right to the women's bikes without pause isnt worthy of your money. Go to a place that will compare and contrast the fit of both geometries- if theyre different at all.
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tri-ac posted 17 weeks ago.
OK, good stuff!
she asked me about the women's geometries, but since I don't know much about the general bike geometries anyway, I couldn't help. I'll let her know to try some "men's" frames too. i kinda wondered what the women pros did prior to all this women's geometry...
my wife seems to be landing somewhere around a 53 or 54cm frame
kylie, i did eyeball the cervelo and thought about pushing her there, but I think we need to keep the price down in the teens
qb_ant, how did your fit go with the Giants coming in S,M,L sizing?
tsilcyc, is terry a frame brand? i hadn't heard of them (saddles, I heard of)... [edit] I found the website; it doesn't look like they have a retailer here in Oregon...
triguy, that's the intangible here...finding a good lbs for her intro into this world. for instance, my lbs has a free year of service with a bike purchase and a nice long individual fitting session, but has an extremely limiited selection. other places have good selection but limited service deals.
thanks all very much!
If any others have thoughts, pass them on. I think my wife is out testing a felt, giant, and scott right now...
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catwood posted 17 weeks ago.
I've ridden Specialized, Cannondale, Orbea and my sister rides Giant - all mens bikes, no issues. We do have the long torso, short leg build which is typical of men's bikes. Woman's bikes (in theory) are built for long legs, short torso, and if you are lucky small hands (without ergo geometry handlebars, it can be hard to comfortably reach the shifters/brakes). I guess I've never been on a woman's specific bike before...
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qb ant posted 17 weeks ago.
tri-ac
My first road bike was a Fuji men's 49 cm and that fit was fine (I'm 5'5"). My Giant is a small and the fit is even better for me. The men's bike really worked well, but when I decided to upgrade, I found that I liked the way the women's bike had narrower handle bars and my hands gripped the shifters and the brakes better becasue of the smaller size. Definitely try both mens' and womens' - my mtb is also a Giant, but it's a mens' model (it was a much better deal then the womens') and it's great.
Good luck!
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Tamara posted 17 weeks ago.
I have a Giant TCR 2 small, and an Orbea Ora as my tri bike. One thing that made a huge difference with the Giant was swapping out for a shorter stem and then getting Specialized's women's handlebars. So if the body sizing works, but her hands or her reach are small/short, you can play with some of those components for fairly low cost as an after-market option.
Good luck!!!
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Triguy98 posted 17 weeks ago.
If you do these bar upgrades/ swaps in the store before you buy, the cost should be minimal, as most shops buy the unused components from you and only charge the difference.
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tri-ac posted 17 weeks ago.
after yesterday, the trek pilot 2.1WSD and trek 2.3WSD seem to be her favorites.
she loved my lbs for the service but didn't like the bike colors (2007 felt z65).
she's out looking again today at another shop.
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catwood posted 17 weeks ago.
I just read the part about the white bike... Check out the Orbea's. I know 3 people with this bike.
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rebekahliz posted 17 weeks ago.
May I throw in another suggestion this late? I tested out the Scott Speedster Contessa last season and absolutely loved it! I didn't end up going with it. I'm tall and all torso, so ended up on a men's, after all. But the Contessa was super sweet. Cute paint job, too.
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tri-ac posted 17 weeks ago.
in the end, i encouraged her to go as big as she wanted bike-wise, but my wife was overcome with a sense of modesty and got the trek pilot 2.1. It will be a good bike for her, and she's excited about it, most importantly.
thanks all for your input! it was very helpful as she was looking!
my wife (not a triathlete) is interested in getting a road bike and doing a duathlon this spring (Woohoo!). She owns a MTB and wants something zippier now. She's done marathons, and is interested in keeping healthy, but doesn't want to abuse herself with marathons anymore.
I've suggested that she look at bikes that have shimano 105 component sets or better, but as for brands and models that people enjoy riding, i don't feel like i can help her.
Yesterday she was on a Lemond, Cannondale, and Specialized (but with tiagra level components). She understands fit is everything, but nevertheless would like a white bike (if the stars align that way).
What do you enjoy riding?
what have you found to be a particularly good deal?
price point is anywhere up to $1700
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