BIKES THAT FIT WOMEN under 5'4"

[roguedog]

Eden.. ya... I've been drolling over their Tournesol line. Just beautiful.. uh..

Hmm.. interesting observation re: the Giant bikes. I guess my torso is about the same length as my body and I dunno if my arms are of the longer or shorter variety for my height.

Still love my bike. Fits me and my checkbook But uh.. I love it too much to just run errands on it and maybe let it be mauled or stolen. So that's why I wanna "run around town" or in college we called it a "beater bike."

[eofelis]

I'm 5'2" and I ride a 42cm Surly Pacer. It's a steel sport touring type bike with a steel fork. It's not light and fast, but it's comfortable and rugged enough for an all day ride. For a $400 frame, it's pretty nice. I've been riding it for about 4 years and I like it a lot.

Standover is 70cm, effective top tube is 50cm. I do have toe overlap, but it has not been a problem. It takes 700c wheels.

The 42cm Surly Long Haul Trucker touring frame takes 26in wheels but has the 70cm standover and 50cm effTT as well.

I'd love to have a Gunnar Sport, but I don't want to go to 650c wheels. Someday I may see if Gunnar can make me a Sport with the same exact geometry as the Pacer.

[logdiva32]

thanks for all the help. We'll have to wait and see, weather sucks in wa right now.
I have a 32" (by my own measuring) stand over height. I standover the 52cm fine with maybe .5" to spare.

According to the guidance of my LBS I can drop the seat to "properly", fit my leg length with a slight bend, at full extension. So I hope this will help me avoid the knee pain you all speak of.

I really like the 52cm novara xpress, flat bar, It has good grade components, and for the price I had to take what they had. I hope it works for me. I will see this spring. Not an all weather sports girl.