Road bike shopping for short person

[dinbuffalo]

Oh gee, just noticed this 2+ years later! I hope you found your bike, goldfinch! - I'm also just under 5 feet, have really short arms, and I'm older. I ended up having a custom Seven built around 650 wheels, and have not looked back. 700c wheels are NOT appropriate for riders as small as us - there is no way to get your weight over the rear wheel. The 26 in wheels were a good idea on your end. The Seven I had built is a titanium frame - much more give and dampening of road vibration than aluminum. You could have an Axiom made in the 4000 dollar range. When a custom is built, it is built to you, and you alone - there is nothing comparable in the commercial standard sizing.

[Rebecca19804]

Oh gee, just noticed this 2+ years later! I hope you found your bike, goldfinch! - I'm also just under 5 feet, have really short arms, and I'm older. I ended up having a custom Seven built around 650 wheels, and have not looked back. 700c wheels are NOT appropriate for riders as small as us - there is no way to get your weight over the rear wheel. The 26 in wheels were a good idea on your end. The Seven I had built is a titanium frame - much more give and dampening of road vibration than aluminum. You could have an Axiom made in the 4000 dollar range. When a custom is built, it is built to you, and you alone - there is nothing comparable in the commercial standard sizing.

Hi dinbuffalo - welcome to TE! Sounds like you may have a little something to share with us over on this thread??