Originally Posted by
Rowan
Sorry to say this, but the frame's top tube appears to be too long for you even without you in the picture. The seat is as far forward on the rails as it seems to go and you have a really short stem on there. The stem also means the handlebars are below your seat by quite a bit. The compromise here is quite extreme.
After your post I went back and studied the pics - you can't tell the reach of the stem from pics - the viewing angle is wrong. So I can't see how you can make these assessments. Likewise - because you can't fully see the rails on the seat, you can't tell where it is positioned. It actually seems to me the stem is normal, maybe 100mm but that they flipped it so the seating position is upright, again - I can't tell because the angle in the pics don't allow me to see it correctly. As far as the seat on the rails, as long as her knee is in the correct position over the pedals then it doesn't matter - the fore/aft adjustment on the seat should not be used to adjust reach - a good bike shop knows this.
Lastly - and most importantly, if she is happy with the bike, and she just spent a lot of money to be happy, don't rain on her parade.