Originally Posted by
lynnala
I just looked at them today, the 'mountain' (men's) bike has disc brakes, the women's does not. Women's is steel, men's is aluminum. Men's bike has 'shocks' under the seat, women's doesn't. Different tires. I thinks that's it.
This may be true. I have the woman's bike. I am only 5' 4" and even with the seat all the way down, I am just touching the ground with my feet. The men's bike at 26" would be painful for me
However, in riding, I have found that my bike does have shocks on it and the seat is not too bad. I do not do distance biking however (as in more than 5 miles per side). If I did, I would replace my seat. I have no qualms over the ladies bike...I LOVE the step through frame and I REALLY LOVE sitting upright to bike. My back and neck do not like bending as in mountain biking (my camping bike) although I will put up with it until I can get my next bike for Christmas (want a ladies stepthrough mountain comfort bike!). The brakes seem to work fine for me.
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