My wife and I are looking for a replacement "mountain" bike for her to commute to work on...we're looking at offerings on craigslist.
we feel confident about being able to assess machines we look at, but I am not sure how to size a mountain bike for her..
such as, if an ad sez 21" frame or whatever, would that be the right size for her?
I know there's a relationship between a person's inseam and bike frame sizes, but I think mt. bikes size differently than road.
Obviously, she's going to ride the thing before she buys it, but before we set up appointments and drive around, we'd like to know whether a given bike (size) is even worth consideration.
thanks for any tips!
gd
we feel confident about being able to assess machines we look at, but I am not sure how to size a mountain bike for her..
such as, if an ad sez 21" frame or whatever, would that be the right size for her?
I know there's a relationship between a person's inseam and bike frame sizes, but I think mt. bikes size differently than road.
Obviously, she's going to ride the thing before she buys it, but before we set up appointments and drive around, we'd like to know whether a given bike (size) is even worth consideration.
thanks for any tips!
gd