I’m looking to take the groupset of one of my bikes and fit it to a much smaller frame so my GF can use it as a recreational bike.
The candiates for sacrifice are
Orange Crush – Dual air Revelations, SLX hubs, Alex rims, hayes HFX9’s, cheap square taper truvativ cranks trunning ghetto 2×9, 2.4 mountain kings.
Carrera hybrid – Hydraulic discs, Alfine gears, mavic 317 rims. (last years C2W work , hence virtually brand new.
SO I guess the questions are
Just how small is a small pompetamine frame and what are they like running 26″ wheels?
Will having the right size of bike convince a mud adverse lady to do more off road riding?
Should I just sell the hybrid and get her this?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-Girls-Lucious-Beach-Cruiser-Bike-24-Blue-8-11yr-/130451832655?pt=UK_Bikes_GL&hash=item1e5f88ff4f