Just outta curiousity do any you gals actually ride female frames?
10-27-06, 09:33 AM
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i would ride this one.
10-27-06, 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by ryand
^^that is amazing. i would get that and carry around puppies and kittens in the basket. at the same time. fighting each other.
10-27-06, 09:39 AM
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hey, if you ever see one of those for sale cheap but dont want it at your place, i'd gladly let you ship it to me. i would have to get some kind of awesome pet to put in the basket though. like a tamarin or something.
yessss!!!!
yessss!!!!
10-27-06, 09:45 AM
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some mixte's are real cute looking.
anyway, as for "women-specific" frames, terry makes bikes that have 24" front wheel--not like pursuit bikes, they've got a horizontal top tube. The point is to be able to have a small bike (so that people under 5'4"ish can ride comfortably) with a short toptube, 700c wheels, and NO toe overlap. i think that's way more interesting than a slanty top tube for skirts.
anyway, as for "women-specific" frames, terry makes bikes that have 24" front wheel--not like pursuit bikes, they've got a horizontal top tube. The point is to be able to have a small bike (so that people under 5'4"ish can ride comfortably) with a short toptube, 700c wheels, and NO toe overlap. i think that's way more interesting than a slanty top tube for skirts.
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It would HELLACIOUSLY expensive to ship transatlantic. I sent a regular vintage bike to a fellow BFer, and it cost around $150 in shipping. They do it on volume rather than weight with something that big, and just imagine how small that bike wouldn't pack down. I'd reckon on close to $300, if it'd fit in the size restrictions at all.
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go to the docks, find a boat going to the us, and put it on there with a lock. mail me the key. solved. 
10-27-06, 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Sammyboy
Something like this, but stepthrough?
10-27-06, 11:12 AM
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Okay, so I'm Googling around for more cool Mixte frames and this pops up.
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i'm 5'9" with a 32" inseam, so no, i don't ride a girl bike. sometimes i wish i was way shorter, though. there are some amazingly cheap tiny frames on ebay.
10-27-06, 11:48 AM
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One of these days, I will totally buy a delivery bike like that one. My brother, who's an art student in London, wants one too. Put deep V's and mustache bars, and ride it like I stole it.....
10-27-06, 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by bbattle
Okay, so I'm Googling around for more cool Mixte frames and this pops up.
Soooo, what the hell is going on there?
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Originally Posted by kemmer
Soooo, what the hell is going on there?
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Originally Posted by trashalicious
i'm 5'9" with a 32" inseam, so no, i don't ride a girl bike. sometimes i wish i was way shorter, though. there are some amazingly cheap tiny frames on ebay.
all that I have seen have been ridiculously expensive.
seems like there is way more demand then supply for us shorties.
10-27-06, 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by thurstonboise
I think it's the new shimano coasting group.
test rode them at the trek dealers' convention this fall and fell madly in love.
on topic though, i've always ridden men's frames, but would kill for a trek WSD madone.
all my fixies have been HUGE men's frames (lol)
10-28-06, 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted by tacks
track frames? really?!
all that I have seen have been ridiculously expensive.
seems like there is way more demand then supply for us shorties.
all that I have seen have been ridiculously expensive.
seems like there is way more demand then supply for us shorties.
10-28-06, 04:25 PM
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that moyer is awesome!!! i've gotta say though, i kind of hate the bottle opener dropout. i don't know why, but i do.
wsd track from spectrum:
wsd track from spectrum:
10-28-06, 05:01 PM
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Originally Posted by apotnolid
that moyer is awesome!!! i've gotta say though, i kind of hate the bottle opener dropout. i don't know why, but i do.
i agree, it's a sweet Idea but it's just in the worst place. they should try putting a wall mount bottle opener on the head tube where their logo is now. that'd be more approiate
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random question involving mixte frames.. I'm overhauling a nishiki mixte for my GF and want to figure out if I have to change the fork before I proceed. the thing is, the original wheels are 26 inch monster and I want to put a 700c wheels set that I already have.. should I start looking for fork? or will it be fine? any answer is much appreciated
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Mixtes aside, female specific frame sizes makes a lot of sense since so many women have longer legs and shorter arms relative to a dude of the same height. My sister in law is a good seven inches shorter than me but has the same inseam. She is really stretched out on a men's frame that has the right size st, or else she has to put the bars way down low and jack up the seat on a frame with the right size tt. It was hard for me to get her a bike and set it up properly and even now it's really a sub optimal fit.
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10-10-07, 06:43 AM
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random question involving mixte frames.. I'm overhauling a nishiki mixte for my GF and want to figure out if I have to change the fork before I proceed. the thing is, the original wheels are 26 inch monster and I want to put a 700c wheels set that I already have.. should I start looking for fork? or will it be fine? any answer is much appreciated