small road-touring bike

cmcanulty said:

I am looking for a reasonably lightweight touring  and road bike that
uses 26" tires and has ultra low gearing, like 34 on rear and 22 on
front need a mixte or ladies frame or size in low 40scm frame, no luck
so far on googling or ebay

Got a Waterford dealer close? Go see them. All made to order. WQe have
sold more than a few 'mixte' type frames from waterford.

http://www.waterfordbikes.com

for a dealer.

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richard said:

cmcanulty said:

I am looking for a reasonably lightweight touring and road bike that
uses 26" tires and has ultra low gearing, like 34 on rear and 22 on
front need a mixte or ladies frame or size in low 40scm frame, no luck
so far on googling or ebay

Is Rivendell still around? This IS their specialty!

http://www.rivbike.com

The Atlantis uses 26" wheels on the small size frames and comes as small
as a 47. If the OP needs smaller than that, the choices get fewer. It
might be possible to work something out with a small mountain bike frame.

Tim McNamara said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

richard said:

cmcanulty said:

I am looking for a reasonably lightweight touring and road bike that
uses 26" tires and has ultra low gearing, like 34 on rear and 22 on
front need a mixte or ladies frame or size in low 40scm frame, no luck
so far on googling or ebay

Is Rivendell still around? This IS their specialty!

http://www.rivbike.com

The Atlantis uses 26" wheels on the small size frames and comes as small
as a 47. If the OP needs smaller than that, the choices get fewer. It
might be possible to work something out with a small mountain bike frame.

Surly's Long Haul Truck used 26" tires on 54 cm and smaller frames as well.
http://surlybikes.com/lht_comp.html

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Paul M. Hobson
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Quoted message said:

I am looking for a reasonably lightweight touring and road bike that
uses 26" tires and has ultra low gearing, like 34 on rear and 22 on
front need a mixte or ladies frame or size in low 40scm frame, no luck
so far on googling or ebay

Have you tried Terry? They might have something.

Paul M. Hobson said:

Tim McNamara said:

In article <[email hidden]>,
richard <[email hidden]> wrote:

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cmcanulty wrote:
> I am looking for a reasonably lightweight touring and road bike that
> uses 26" tires and has ultra low gearing, like 34 on rear and 22 on
> front need a mixte or ladies frame or size in low 40scm frame, no luck
> so far on googling or ebay
Is Rivendell still around? This IS their specialty!

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http://www.rivbike.com

Quoted message said:

The Atlantis uses 26" wheels on the small size frames and comes as small
as a 47. If the OP needs smaller than that, the choices get fewer. It
might be possible to work something out with a small mountain bike frame.

Surly's Long Haul Truck used 26" tires on 54 cm and smaller frames as well.http://surlybikes.com/lht_comp.html

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Paul M. Hobson
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And the Surly Long Haul Trucker is available as small as a 42cm. Both
blue and green are in stock at QBP at the moment. Low gear is 26x34,
but can be easily switched to 24x34. Any lower would require a crank
swap with a smaller bolt circle diameter, like any mountain bike crank.

In article <[email hidden]>,

Paul M. Hobson said:

Tim McNamara said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

richard said:

cmcanulty wrote:
> I am looking for a reasonably lightweight touring and road bike
> that uses 26" tires and has ultra low gearing, like 34 on rear
> and 22 on front need a mixte or ladies frame or size in low 40scm
> frame, no luck so far on googling or ebay
Is Rivendell still around? This IS their specialty!

http://www.rivbike.com

The Atlantis uses 26" wheels on the small size frames and comes as
small as a 47. If the OP needs smaller than that, the choices get
fewer. It might be possible to work something out with a small
mountain bike frame.

Surly's Long Haul Truck used 26" tires on 54 cm and smaller frames as
well. http://surlybikes.com/lht_comp.html

The LHT is a great deal in terms of specs for price.

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> cmcanulty wrote:
>> I am looking for a reasonably lightweight touring and road bike
>> that uses 26" tires and has ultra low gearing, like 34 on rear
>> and 22 on front need a mixte or ladies frame or size in low 40scm
>> frame, no luck so far on googling or ebay

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richard <[email hidden]> wrote:
> Is Rivendell still around? This IS their specialty!

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Tim McNamara said:

http://www.rivbike.com
The Atlantis uses 26" wheels on the small size frames and comes as
small as a 47. If the OP needs smaller than that, the choices get
fewer. It might be possible to work something out with a small
mountain bike frame.

Quoted message said:

Paul M. Hobson said:

Surly's Long Haul Truck used 26" tires on 54 cm and smaller frames as
well. http://surlybikes.com/lht_comp.html

Tim McNamara said:

The LHT is a great deal in terms of specs for price.

Heavier and more expensive than a Bianchi Volpe with comparable spec and
doesn't have the full size wheels she requested.
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>> cmcanulty wrote:
>>> I am looking for a reasonably lightweight touring and road bike
>>> that uses 26" tires and has ultra low gearing, like 34 on rear and

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>>> 22 on front need a mixte or ladies frame or size in low 40scm

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Tim McNamara said:

The LHT is a great deal in terms of specs for price.

A Muzi said:

Heavier and more expensive than a Bianchi Volpe with comparable spec and
doesn't have the full size wheels she requested.

The OP wants 26" wheels. The Volpe, like you said, comes with 700C
rims. The Volpe's sizing jumps from 52 cm to 49 cm down to 44 cm. The
LHT goes from 52 cm, to 50 cm, to 46 cm to 42 cm.

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>>> cmcanulty wrote:
>>>> I am looking for a reasonably lightweight touring and road bike
>>>> that uses 26" tires and has ultra low gearing, like 34 on rear and

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

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>>>> 22 on front need a mixte or ladies frame or size in low 40scm

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Tim McNamara said:

The LHT is a great deal in terms of specs for price.

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A Muzi said:

Heavier and more expensive than a Bianchi Volpe with comparable spec
and doesn't have the full size wheels she requested.

Paul M. Hobson said:

The OP wants 26" wheels. The Volpe, like you said, comes with 700C
rims. The Volpe's sizing jumps from 52 cm to 49 cm down to 44 cm. The
LHT goes from 52 cm, to 50 cm, to 46 cm to 42 cm.

You're right. I conflated two concurrent threads, sorry.
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