Elegant Step-Through Frame for Trail Riding?
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Elegant Step-Through Frame for Trail Riding?
My girlfriend has taken up cycling in a big way since I restored an old 1976 Schwinn road bike for her to ride around town on. We're looking at doing some trail riding, and so I've started looking at buying/building another bike for her. However, she has certain requirements of her bike: 1. It must have a step-through frame so she can mount and dismount like a true lady and 2. It must be elegant enough for a true lady (she thinks the standard ladies mountain bikes are ugly). She likes the way the road bike feels, and so I was hoping that maybe I could find a touring or cyclocross bike with a step-through frame, but no luck. Basically what I'm looking for is a step-through that has clearance for knobby-ish tires (and preferably accepts cantilever brakes). Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
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I would look at the trek 7000 series bikes, The 7100 to 7300 have suspension forks. The lady's bikes have some pretty cool paint jobs
https://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...M6HbmQfhmK3SBg
https://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...M6HbmQfhmK3SBg
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Get her a Mixte!
Use a Mixte! That would be the coolest! Slightly steptrough but strong, retro, super cool! Go for cyclo wheels, some 650b wheels if you want, or a MTB mixte.
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...68#post9441668
https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vintage/561391-cb400bill-rocks-mixte-content.html
https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vintage/227038-show-us-your-mixte-mhendricks-new-happy-place.html
https://www.velo-orange.com/vomamifr.html
https://www.rivbike.com/products/list/bicycle_models
https://www.somafab.com/bvista.html
Coolest bikes, and I think just right for a lady!
edit: https://www.flickr.com/groups/mixte/pool/ More brainwash.
Use a Mixte! That would be the coolest! Slightly steptrough but strong, retro, super cool! Go for cyclo wheels, some 650b wheels if you want, or a MTB mixte.
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...68#post9441668
https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vintage/561391-cb400bill-rocks-mixte-content.html
https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vintage/227038-show-us-your-mixte-mhendricks-new-happy-place.html
https://www.velo-orange.com/vomamifr.html
https://www.rivbike.com/products/list/bicycle_models
https://www.somafab.com/bvista.html
Coolest bikes, and I think just right for a lady!
edit: https://www.flickr.com/groups/mixte/pool/ More brainwash.
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I also agree that the Treks are pretty sweet. I'll definitely keep those in mind.
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Get her a Mixte!
Use a Mixte! That would be the coolest! Slightly steptrough but strong, retro, super cool! Go for cyclo wheels, some 650b wheels if you want, or a MTB mixte.
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...68#post9441668
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=561391
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=227038
https://www.velo-orange.com/vomamifr.html
https://www.rivbike.com/products/list/bicycle_models
https://www.somafab.com/bvista.html
Coolest bikes, and I think just right for a lady!
edit: https://www.flickr.com/groups/mixte/pool/ More brainwash.
Use a Mixte! That would be the coolest! Slightly steptrough but strong, retro, super cool! Go for cyclo wheels, some 650b wheels if you want, or a MTB mixte.
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...68#post9441668
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=561391
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=227038
https://www.velo-orange.com/vomamifr.html
https://www.rivbike.com/products/list/bicycle_models
https://www.somafab.com/bvista.html
Coolest bikes, and I think just right for a lady!
edit: https://www.flickr.com/groups/mixte/pool/ More brainwash.
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I agree. I like the idea of building up a mixte. My problem is that mixte frames are nearly always (from what I've seen anyway) designed to accept road wheels/tires. I'm going to need to put tires with some tread that will handle trail riding easily on it, and I'm worried about clearance. The Soma BV is super cool, but it's obviously a road frame and doesn't have posts for cantilever brakes. Could is still be converted into a touring (sort of) bike that could handle the trails?
I also agree that the Treks are pretty sweet. I'll definitely keep those in mind.
I also agree that the Treks are pretty sweet. I'll definitely keep those in mind.
Edit: https://www.velo-orange.com/vomamifr.html
And then there is a flikr group for mixte`s..
https://www.flickr.com/groups/mixte/
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I ride a 15" frame Monocog 29er and have had people ask me why I ride a girl's bike. Maybe pick up a used one and set it up to fit.
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IMHO when one is shopping for a bike, one shouldn't be buying a frame based on how "elegantly" you can mount/dismount it - the bike should be in motion most of the time, with dismounting/mounting being a small fraction of the ride experience.
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