Howdy, Carol wants a new bike..
She wants it in Carbon and it has to be 14" , Rebas at least..shes tried several suppliers, none have anything, anybody got any info that would help. Even a frame would do..
In my opinion, women specific is marketing sh1te. Possibly if it a a freakishly lanky girl, who needs a tall short bike, but in general all the top ladies race male bikes. just look at a UCI event.
Anyway, don't know what your budget is but this looks nice.... http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/product...id=m1b4s2p2295
think you'll find it impossible to get something like that in carbon. I would tend to agree that the womens specific is marketing bull****. For example Giants entry level road bikes. The womens specifics are ment to be shorter but when measured against a gents bike they measure the same. There labeled differently so the gents medium is a large ladies. There is also an xxs that doesn't happen in the gents. Main difference is a short stem a ladies saddle and a girly paint job. As for getting it in carbon for the amount they would sell it probably wouldn't justify the cost of the molds for making the frames. When i had a look for you no one seemed to offer anything that small in carbon.
I got a Van Nicholas for my XC bike and they do very small (mostly titanium) bikes / frames.
Their Tuareg comes in a 14" (same as my Redwood) GeometryReview
I have a big list of small xc bikes somewhere. If I can find it I will send it on.
thanks Silvia..you lads have no idea the world 5' tall women live in..if they say a womens specific bike exists and works for them then it does !!
we looked at a Cube Carbon one and its going to take weeks to get it..for €1600 in the Superstore..
If I could get hold of an Aluminium XS bike, we'd be getting somewhere !
