Originally Posted by
somnatash
Apart from that, I think some of you got it the wrong way round...
Didn't you realize that bikes ridden by men are almost always female?
My bikes are definitely male and also I believe pink on a man's bike is most sexy

LOL! That made me realize that I think of all of my bikes as male. Hee hee. That puts an
entirely different complexion on things...
I ride diamond frames because usually those are the ones that are tall enough for me (I'm 5'8" with a 34" inseam - I haven't seen a "woman's" bike that was built for anyone over 5'6"). I had to change out the brake levers on one bike so that I could reach them - although I do have long fingers, overall my hands are quite small. I have relatively broad shoulders so I have not found handlebar width to be too much of a problem.
I'm trying to figure out crankarm length and if I should be using something different. I have very long femoral bones (seriously, if I bring my knee up to my chest, my kneecap is exactly even with my shoulder) and I seem to be having trouble getting my knee in that magical 90 degree position without shoving my saddle so far back I can't reach the bars anymore!