Anybody got any good recommendations for a hardtail for under £500? needs to be pretty small, around 14″ or so, possibly woman specific although I guess bikes that small are pretty rare in mens versions.

thanking you

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specialised myka very very small frame mrs TJ fits a 17″ perfectly at 5’5″ and they go down to 13″ frames

check out the Specialised Myka range, gf 4ft 10 on 13″, bout the only bike she’d fit ……

what they ^ said.

my tiny (5′ 1″) girlfriend has a myka, it fits her very well.

the parts are a bit cheap/heavy. but the frame is lovely.

aye the myka was on the radar…was a tad underwhelmed by the components too although figured the frame was probably ok.

any deals around at the mo?

I’ve a 14″ XTC disc in my garage (it was my son’s but he’s ‘graduated’ to a Scooter), just needs a set of forks?

Je James TalonGiant Talon 14 inch on offer at JE James for £550 – looks like a decent spec and they are meant to have good handling.

Just having a look on Fleabay for the next size up for my daughter, I spotted this

Merida trail

looks like it fits the bill. Not a bad spec at all!!

Not sure what size the XS is (think it may be 14″) but this seems alot of bike for the money at £500

http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/products.php?plid=m1b0s163p2387

Kona do the Kula Lisa in tiny sizes.

Women specific versions tend to be different geometry to the mens of similar size; the lisa has the same lenght TT as the 16″ mens.