Originally Posted by
Alphanumeric
The photo of 44cm Kilo is actually my girlfriend's bike who is 5'0 ft. I was originally going to say its impossible to make a 44cm 700c frame without a sloping downtube, but after a quick photoshop it looks like its possible if the frame had a really short head tube. Having a really short head tube might lead to other problems though such as not being strong enough to support the fork.
basically, it's not possible to make a frame smaller than 21" or 53cm using 700c wheels, at least, not without some geometry compromises.
http://community.terrybicycles.com/p...e2981cf1d964f1
How about an older 80's to 90's MTB? That era had horizontal dropouts, rigid fork, I'm not too sure about lugs, but most importantly they'll fit smaller riders properly.
alternatively, a terry.