Originally Posted by
PatW
But usually it is small women (around 5'2" and shorter) who have the problems. Relatively tall women (5'8" and taller) can usually get a bike with a man's geometry and just use a shorter stem. I would think that relaxed geometry bikes which tend to have shorter top tubes would work well for most women.
I disagree. My riding buddy with the Trek1.2 WSD is 5'7" or 5'8" and the men's version didn't work for her- too long a reach.