Originally Posted by
fietsbob
[Duh] they both may be the similar overall height , but Men are longer armed and shorter legged, proportionally
as a general thing.
so the Wife's shorter torso and arms make the Reach too far.
Yes. But 50-60mm is a huge difference in stem length, regardless of gender and bodily proportions, on a like-sized frame. There comes a point where you would just say, "this isn't the right size frame, the top tube is too long." One thing you are correct about
: using the term "general thing." I asked for general info of the OP, just to get us in the ballpark of the fit we're talking about. We don't have enough specific info to make absolute statements about any of this at this point regarding the OP's friend and her bike.
Duh.