Wanted Pivot Mach 5

[seaduck66]

She currently rides a Santa Cruz VPP bike and loves it. She has ridden a friends Pivot and I also own a DW link Ibis and she feels like the DW climbs better than VPP. Don't get us wrong the VPP is pretty awesome also. The biggest challenge is building or finding bikes to fit her properly. She is 5' even. You mention that you are building a 29. How tall are you? I've thought about building her one since she is such a climber but worry about the size thing.

[TrekJeni]

I'm 5'4" and hadn't thought about going two nine but then I rode one at a Trek demo and nearly whipped out my checkbook right then and there. I hadn't felt that way about any other bikes and I wasn't even looking to buy a new one. When I rolled into the parking lot that day, I was pretty content with my Trek WSD 6700.

I coach a ton of mtb clinics here in the Midwest and often get the "you're too small for a 29er" comment but I don't think I'll go back. The reason I'm building up the 29er carbon hardtail is because I do a lot of endurance 12 and 24 hour races and wanted something that would be a little bit more responsive.

At 5 foot, it's hard to tell. The feel of the cockpit or the stand over might be an issue. Remember, Willow Koerber is 5'2" and she can rock the 29er all day long!

[seaduck66]

Good info to know. Thanks for the feedback.