Quote Originally Posted by Cataboo View Post
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What I am vaguely intruiged about is the 29ers.

If Catrin's not planning on going down rocky mountains or something like that, I think she'd be fine on a good hardtail. I don't think steel or titanium frame is necessary, but I don't think they'd hurt.
Thanks for your measurement experiments It would be great if I don't need to go the FS route so I can keep hold of more of my money. I am quite sure my free rental/loaner at the mountain bike clinic will be a hardtail, so that will give me at least some indication.

I do not intend on aggressive downhilling - though who can say how rocky a trail one finds oneself? I do intend on going slow uphill, having fun going downhill, and stopping when and where I want to smell the flowers or to talk with someone

This is all quite exciting - though I did find out my LBS isn't a Specialized dealer (I knew that already). I didn't know that they HAVE to be a dealer to purchase one. When the time comes I would like to go through them if at all possible, but surely there are other good options for small mountain bikes...

I know that they make 29ers for smaller people now, just don't know if they make them MY size