What do you think about WSD?

[sarahspins]

My Felt FW40 is only girly where I made it girly... I'd call the saddle bag girly (I got it from TE) and the bar tape has hints of pink... but the stock tape was black.



It does have some tiny details with flowers around the "Fit Woman" logos (like the top of the seat stays where the black transitions back to orange), but they're maroon colored, and tiny, so it doesn't really immediately scream "girl's bike" at you.

I adore my Felt

HOWEVER, I currently have this Trek (it's an '06 model, and a men's bike, and not the same size as the image..) at my house and apart from the horizontal top tube (which means less standover height), the "fit" is very similar on the two.. I can ride either just fine.. my felt at a 47cm frame has a 52.5cm top tube, and the felt is a 50cm with a 53cm top tube.. the difference is fairly insignificant.. easily fixable, anyways. I'll be riding it when I visit Hawaii in two months, then leaving it for my sister... it's "her" bike, and we expect it will fit her fine too (with some tweaking).



And yes, we both happen to really like orange

[zoom-zoom]

And yes, we both happen to really like orange

OMG, it's my favorite color! *swoons* If I could have a custom bike it would be orange with flames. And maybe red handlebar tape. *sigh*

[sarahspins]

OMG, it's my favorite color! *swoons* If I could have a custom bike it would be orange with flames. And maybe red handlebar tape. *sigh*

I want an orange Luna.. someday

[Owlie]

While she's teal, my Giant doesn't look terribly girly. The black bar tape and saddle (as opposed to the white that was on the internet) help.

I want an orange or red bike as my next go-fast bike. Or, if I went insane and had $8,000 to spend on a bike, I could get a 6 Series Madone... (Yes, I'm playing with the Project One thing right now...)

Re componentry vs. colors: I've certainly noticed it with Giant. The year I bought my bike, you could get the Avail 3 in teal or in gold (which looked kind of tacky, IMO). The 1 came in green or red. This year, the 3 comes in sky blue or black/"sangria", which is a deep red-purple. The 1 comes in white or orange. The carbon version comes in black. I've noticed it too with Cannondale, but not to the same extent.

[mixie]

I don't like girlie anything either. This is my bike, and I love it. They also make a SRAM version that is black and red

http://www.jamisbikes.com/usa/thebik...nithracef.html

[Lesley_x]

The bikes that have been posted look great. I just can't seem to find anything similar in the UK, there is a very small selection here, even in the large stores. I went into a large chain yesterday and there must have been 50 mens road bikes and 3 women's.

There is a beautiful Cannondale Synapse available but it is £999 or ~$1550. There is also an Eddy Merckx I have fallen in love with but it is the same price.

Cannondale Synapse - http://www.thetristore.com/newproduc...sefeminine.jpg

Eddy Merckx - http://sgmtb.files.wordpress.com/201...-road-bike.jpg

Difficulty is justifying the expense to my non-cycling fiance. I have the money to do it from a bonus at work but he's already grumbling about me buying another bike, never mind one at that price!

Anything cheaper I've seen has a distinct 'girly' look, especially when you look at the mens equivalent.

[Owlie]

Ooh. Pretty Cannondale. Does it fit? Does the Eddy Merckx fit?
I think you'll find the lack of floor space given to women's road bikes a problem anywhere. My LBS back in Cincinnati has...maybe five women's road bikes (two of which are different model years of the same bike), none above 105. I think all of them may in fact be Sora (or cheaper, in one case). If you go to the back 1/3 of the shop, it's full of higher-end men's road bikes...up to and including a sleek-looking Dura Ace-equipped Specialized.

[redrhodie]

There is also an Eddy Merckx I have fallen in love with but it is the same price.

Eddy Merckx - http://sgmtb.files.wordpress.com/201...-road-bike.jpg

Have you tried this bike yet? I have 2 Eddys, but I haven't had the pleasure of riding the one you linked to. Just curious how it feels (I bet nice ).