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Skvarken
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We bought my wife a road bike last weekend (49cm Fuji Newest ) as she is going to be participating
in a 3 day charity ride later this summer. The guy at the LBS seemed to think that the bike fit when
we were there….. After getting the bike home, it's apparent that the frame is lacking in stand over
height. She can stand over the frame with her heals on the ground ( w/ biking shoes), with the frame
just touching. She's about 5'4" with shorter legs and a longer torso. Also, the seat post when at
the optimal height for her is about 2.5 fingers high. Given her torso length, the distance from seat
to bars look ok for her. We wanted to avoid going with the women's specific model based on feedback
from a few LBS's that the smaller wheels were less than ideal.
I have the following questions. Keep in mind that I'm a MTB guy :
Is the stand over height a big deal given that the rest of the bike looks to fit her pretty well?
Perhaps she will have problems finding a sufficiently long frame ( non-custom ) with enough stand
over given her dimensions. Also, keep mind that I will be teaching her to use clipless pedals for
the first time on this bike. (I don't think she'll have a problem.)
Does anyone have an opinion on the women's specific Fuji Newest w/ the smaller wheels ( pros/cons )?
This looks like it may be the only other option in our budget at this LBS other than perhaps a K2
Mach 2 in Xtra Small. It looks like the K2 would give her only a tiny bit more stand over.
I've done a good deal of reading on this stuff to try to get up to speed, but when it comes to stand
over, fitting, etc the opinions seem to be a bit varied.
Thanks in advance for your comments..!
in a 3 day charity ride later this summer. The guy at the LBS seemed to think that the bike fit when
we were there….. After getting the bike home, it's apparent that the frame is lacking in stand over
height. She can stand over the frame with her heals on the ground ( w/ biking shoes), with the frame
just touching. She's about 5'4" with shorter legs and a longer torso. Also, the seat post when at
the optimal height for her is about 2.5 fingers high. Given her torso length, the distance from seat
to bars look ok for her. We wanted to avoid going with the women's specific model based on feedback
from a few LBS's that the smaller wheels were less than ideal.
I have the following questions. Keep in mind that I'm a MTB guy :
Is the stand over height a big deal given that the rest of the bike looks to fit her pretty well?
Perhaps she will have problems finding a sufficiently long frame ( non-custom ) with enough stand
over given her dimensions. Also, keep mind that I will be teaching her to use clipless pedals for
the first time on this bike. (I don't think she'll have a problem.)
Does anyone have an opinion on the women's specific Fuji Newest w/ the smaller wheels ( pros/cons )?
This looks like it may be the only other option in our budget at this LBS other than perhaps a K2
Mach 2 in Xtra Small. It looks like the K2 would give her only a tiny bit more stand over.
I've done a good deal of reading on this stuff to try to get up to speed, but when it comes to stand
over, fitting, etc the opinions seem to be a bit varied.
Thanks in advance for your comments..!