Need your opinions on a new bike!

[Trek420]

Oooh and it's now available in blue

[KnottedYet]

And coming soon: The Trucker DeLuxe! ($999, only available with 26 inch wheels)

[ASammy1]

Maybe I was too quick to rule out the Surlys. I have a few months before the move (and spring thaw), so I have a little bit of time to go try out a bunch of bikes.

Indy-I had completely forgotten about the Jamis Aurora! I know a bunch of ladies on this forum like them....

[indysteel]

Maybe I was too quick to rule out the Surlys. I have a few months before the move (and spring thaw), so I have a little bit of time to go try out a bunch of bikes.

Indy-I had completely forgotten about the Jamis Aurora! I know a bunch of ladies on this forum like them....

Happy to oblige!

My husband has the 2011 Aurora in Sangria. It's a lovely color in person. Mine is the 2010 in whatever blue they were offering. It's nice, but I like my husband's better. Oh well.

We're planning a tour along the Katy Trail for Sepember--hence the bikes.

[ASammy1]

Happy to oblige!

My husband has the 2011 Aurora in Sangria. It's a lovely color in person. Mine is the 2010 in whatever blue they were offering. It's nice, but I like my husband's better. Oh well.

We're planning a tour along the Katy Trail for Sepember--hence the bikes.

That sounds fantastic! Do you find that you are in a more upright position on the Aurora?

[indysteel]

To be honest, I haven't been able to ride it much since getting it this fall, so I can't honestly remember. My regular road bike's geometry isn't all that aggressive, so if I am more upright on the Aurora, it's not by much. Of course, with a different stem, I could change that to some degree. Certainly, I'm much more upright on my my MTB.

One thing I'll say about the Aurora is that it's not as heavy as I feared it would be. It's not road bike light, but it's not a beast, either.

[Rebecca19804]

+1 on Surly. I am 5'3". LBS tried to get me onto a 46cm Cross Check which I insisted was too small. Went with a 50cm (from a different shop). Perfect fit. And it's a terrific bike.

I truly believe fit is more about reach while actually cyling than standover height when your feet are on the ground.

[Kubla]

I'd say a 46 cm Surly Cross-Check or Jamis Aurora might work out fine for you. (At 5'4" you are not *that* short.)

By way of comparison, I am 5'6" with relatively short legs and long torso. I loved the 50 cm Cross-Check I test-rode last year-but went with a 50 cm Aurora because I could not get a good deal on the leftover 2009 in beef gravy brown. Both bikes fit and handled great; I would have been thrilled with either one.

My Aurora gives a really smooth ride over the rougher roads in my area and I found my rides getting longer each time. I just didn't want to end the ride!

That said, I'm going to have a hard time avoiding the Cross-Check this year in that pretty blue color...

[SLash]

Happy to oblige!

My husband has the 2011 Aurora in Sangria. It's a lovely color in person. Mine is the 2010 in whatever blue they were offering. It's nice, but I like my husband's better. Oh well.

We're planning a tour along the Katy Trail for Sepember--hence the bikes.

Indy, we're twinkies... my husband and I both have Jamis Auroras 2010, he has the Sangria color, I have the blue smoke which I love, although I agree Sangria is very pretty. And, we rode the Katy Trail last May.

+1 on the Jamis Aurora, at least give one a test ride.

[indysteel]

You're the one that inspired us to get the bikes and do the Katy Trail. I read your blog, forwarded a link to my husband, and the next day we decided to do it! Thanks!

[SLash]

You're the one that inspired us to get the bikes and do the Katy Trail. I read your blog, forwarded a link to my husband, and the next day we decided to do it! Thanks!

Really?! That's cool!!!