Joined: Nov 2006
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From: NJ, NYC, LI
Bikes: 1940s Fothergill, 1959 Allegro Special, 1963? Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, Lambert 'Clubman', 1974 Fuji "the Ace", 1976 Holdsworth 650b conversion rando bike, 1983 Trek 720 tourer, 1984 Counterpoint Opus II, 1993 Basso Gap, 2010 Downtube 8h, and...
My wife rides a Bianchi Eros (not Eros Donna) with 650c wheels. It is nice because it is a normal looking bike with normal proportions (except for absurdly long 170mm cranks) and it fits her without compromises. Next to one of my bikes it looks pretty comical, being small, but by itself it looks normal.
Unfortunately no one makes tires fatter than 28mm, and even those are rare (thoughTerry makes them).