bike geometry re: short and taller riders

[wnyrider]

Interesting reading and good sites to review...thanks. It still sounds like the smaller bikes have more of a tri frame design. Being taller I never paid much attention to the dimensions of the smaller frames. When the WSD became popular I started to pay more attention to geometry. I went to a Ladies Night at a bike shop recently and there was a Trek rep there. She explained the concept of the WSD and it was interesting. If I were to start all over again in my search of a new bike I may have made different choices. Next time I guess!

[Kathi]

Here's an old discussion I had with Irulan about road bike fit vs men bike fit. I was trying to figure out why my mtn bike didn't feel as comfortable as the road bike. I found the Titus article and my mtn bike was designed as they said in the article, short tt but slack sta. We tried various things to get it to fit better but no luck. We just couldn't get my knees over the pedal. I still have the old mtn bike but rarely ride it.

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=585

I started riding in 1980 and went through many bikes trying to get a good fit. It wasn't until I bought the Titus and was fit by a qualified person that I realized what a good fit was all about.

Catriona, I don't fit the model for short women either. I have a long torso which makes up for short femurs.

The statements that women have shorter torso and longer femurs are nothing more than generalizations, we are all different. Knowing your body goes a long way in getting a well fitting bike.

[wildeny]

BTW, here is an article that I found when I started to look for my first road bike:
Buying a bike that fits a woman (for MTB, road bike, including the touring bike)