Quote Originally Posted by Tokie View Post
Have you looked at the website for Luna bicycles? they are custom bicycles built by a woman. I think she would be a great place to start - when you are a special size, "making do" with a off the rack bike could be a poor choice. I know Bike Friday boasts about making bikes for people who are not standard (very tall and very short) too, but those are folding bikes, and not particularly built for comfort. I would look into Luna for sure - women here on the forum love their custom Luna bikes! Tokie
I have a Luna and it's fabulous. I also have a Bike Friday, which was built based on the measurements of my Luna, and it's very comfortable--it feels like I'm on a regular sized bike, but it's a tad heavier than my Luna. Each of them are well over $1500, though. So maybe she could look at that route for her first-second bike.