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TO the Singletrack giries: my better half has got one of those Spesh Mykas. Its a fantasic frame. And at £200, is ridiculously cheap. You can't get a decent hardtail frame for that 😯
No probs, those enduro frames are too tempting 😐
Are you going to get a few Hora, you know, to keep you going 😉
😆
Anyone got any idea what size Myka for a lady 5'8" tall with a 32/33in inside leg?
What's the Myka sizing like? Wife is 5'9". I guess medium would be right.
I'd love to think my missus would love one of those Mykas, but TBH she'd rather have the pennies to spend on shoes.....
🙁
DrP
Does this help Peter http://forums.mtbr.com/womens-lounge/2010-specialized-myka-comp-size-610801.html
PP and Cooie - As they're female specific, they come in quite small. I'd go for the large. my missus is a a lot shorther than 5'8" and she's fine with a medium
Agreed with the Myka. My wife has one. She is 5ft7 and she has a medium.
Thanks guys 🙂
Rats - sold out of medium Enduros this am!
Well, I'm the same height as her (shorter legs though) and always a medium in Spesh bikes. The medium Myka is the same size (Seat tube) as a meduim FSR, just 35mm shorter
The medium size given equates to 17.8in (Seat tube) and Mrs PP has a 17in Hardrock as a commuter which fits her well.
I'm erring towards the medium.....
BUT she currently has a 17in Kona King Kikapu (mens frame) which looks a tad small on her in the leg, but too long
The large Myka is 10mm LONGER than a mens medium....
So I'm unsure!!
Arghhhh!
EDIT
She needs something a bit taller, but shorter than the kona
**heads off to find Kona geometry**
I've been occasionally known to take the (medium) Myka out for a spin. with a 32" inside leg (same as me), she's going to have a lot of seatpost showing. So I'd still advise a large PP
cooie - What size are you going for?
[Edit] Not sure how valid it is, but there's a rough size chart here: http://www.cyclestore.co.uk/contentPages.asp?pageID=62 [/Edit]
Aidy, cheers, I thought that was a good answer, but the Safire (The closest thing to a Myka) is listed as
S-WORKS SAFIRE FSR Rider Height Rider Height (cm)
Bike Size
Small 5' 0" - 5' 4" 152 - 163
Medium 5' 4" - 5' 8" 163 - 173
Large 5' 8" - 5' 11" 173 - 180
And she's 5'8"
So bang in the middle!!!
Arrgghh!
Kona have no geometry listed for older bikes 🙁
RING Spesh UK for advise. I bet these frames are old warranty replacements stock heldback and from spesh UK.
Myka is the same sizing
http://www.cyclestore.co.uk/productDetails.asp?productID=52423&categoryID=617#tab5
I'll have a think......
Having ridden one, and watched the missus ride one for 12 months PP, I'd definitely err on the side of the large. She's at the 5'4" end of the spectrum and the medium is fine for her. Definitely not too big
This is getting confusing now. On Aidy's link medium is 5'5"-5'-10". On PP's it's 5'4"-5'8"!!
Hora
Ive stopped looking at that site [impulse bought my last two Enduros from them]. Couldnt resist clicking on your link.
Ive just talked myself into leaving a deposit on a S Works Enduro. If it feels right on Tuesday my old one will have to go.
Don't blame me 😆
Nearly forgot my 'no Specialized stuff' rule there for a minute, shame, one of those Myka's could have been ideal for using up a load of spares..
I need to blame someone
RING Spesh UK for advise. I bet these frames are old warranty replacements stock heldback and from spesh UK
I think that is right I had an fsr xc warranty job last year and I got one of those dark blue frames.
They are USA frames (chatted to them this afternoon, but they're out of mediums)...
That ano bronze is mint. Yes it reminded me of a post on Mtbr of someones Enduro- it looked beautiful in the pics/really suits the shape which to be honest looks ungainly/not special enough in some colours IMO.
Whats the big difference between the Pitch and Enduro other than the M4 and M5 tubing?
Weight?
They still have a large Pitch 🙁 Damn alps trip, stealing my bike money.
I'm very tempted for a small Enduro.
sambob you'd probably sell it for very similar money afterwards.
What are specialized own shocks like?
Aidy, cheers, I thought that was a good answer, but the Safire (The closest thing to a Myka) is listed asS-WORKS SAFIRE FSR Rider Height Rider Height (cm)
Bike Size
Small 5' 0" - 5' 4" 152 - 163
Medium 5' 4" - 5' 8" 163 - 173
Large 5' 8" - 5' 11" 173 - 180And she's 5'8"
So bang in the middle!!!
Arrgghh!
I'd be cautious, I'm 5ft 2 and the small Safire was far too horribly short for me. Must be my Mr Tickle arms...
Mine came with a fox shock although it has the specialized S on the shock.
Was that the Enduro SL falkirk-mark and which fox shock? iirc Specialized had reliability issues with their own shocks.
Fsr xc, I would be lying if I said exactly which one but it was Fox and had pro pedal and lockout
EDIT I think it tells you below the frames spec what shock is on them, mines a triad
I think the shock is a Fox Triad. That's whats on the better half's bike.
Peterpoddy - they do have them, you just have to dig a bit - I'm sure I found them when I was trying to work out the geometry of an old Hoss - then again, maybe not 🙁 .
Alternatively try one of the old konas on CRC, they had a massive size charts for previous years, depending how old it is, if you can find something within a year or two of MrsPPs one.
Don't have the money to buy it in the first place and unlike you, I keep my bikes for longer than a fortnight 😉
I wish this thread woudl stop bobbing back up I keep putting the cheap frames out my mind and then this arrives to put them back...
My Mrs has an '09 Myka FSR in medium. She's 5'8" and the bike is a touch too short for her.
Whats the big difference between the Pitch and Enduro other than the M4 and M5 tubing?hora - Member
Weight?
Not much in it, the Pitch has only one of the Enduro's geometry settings (slack&low), but I winched it up half a mile of 1in3 last night without weelieing. Enduro has a tube for the seattube brace, pitch is a folded sheet, enduro has a forged headtube, Pitch's normal tubing, M5 is slightly higher tensile and yield strength and welds better (IIRC).
So yes, the Enduro is slightly lighter, but a Pitch is still under 30lb with the OEM kit, mines not 33lb but would be about 28 spending the same money but being weight concious (I just used stuff I already had, or really wanted or was cheep).