Any girlies out there riding bikes that are really too big in the seat tube for them. Building up my old IF for the other half. Too small for me. Broke it once already and had it fixed so its going to built up small so she can ride it but just sat her on it and she stands with the curtains on the top tube. Is this dangerous. Will she get used to dismounting on to tip toes or will it all end in bruised lipage and tears.
this needs pics (to help you understand)
Would you ride a bike where the top tube parted your plums?
Will get pics tomorrow eve. Watch this space.
I reckon that for an IF I could put up with a bit of discomfort 😉
To be honest I am more concerned that the seatpost is at the correct height. You just have to forget about lack of clearance.
However, if the bike is broken then surely she deserves a new one, IF naturally!
cheers the more detailed the better (help is on its way)
ooooer missus
Hmmmm. Hadn't thought of it like that.
cinnamon_girl
She's been fixed up real nice.
If it's a man's bike then geometry will be different. We get used to adapting! I would say that on my bikes I probably could not even stand on tiptoes.
She's very manly (cough) in an athletic kinda way and hopefully not going to read this.
24" wheels ~ you know it makes sense 😉
Either that or spd her jimmy schoo platforms...
If she does you won't be 'manly' for very long... 😆
Actually I don't know what's worse - you or that druid giving his wife an Inbred when he gets the lightweight SC carbon full suss 🙄
I'd just get her a cheap frame that has more standover/shorter reach to be honest, my missus hated my 17" stumpy frame as it was too long so she couldn't shift her weight properly, changed it for a cheap 15" frame from CRC and she's grinning like an idiot everywhere!
sobriety - not always possible! Some frames have long top tubes, some are compact. Some women's specific have very little difference.
Yeah, i suppose it's horses for courses, i'll refine my previous opinion to build it up watch her ride it and then decide (or let her decide!) if it fits, with Julez it was pretty obvious that it was too tall/long, despite it being almost too small for me (& i'm only a couple on inches taller than she is...)
well im 6ft 1" and shes about 5ft 3". I used to have a seat tube that touched the clouds ( which is what broke the frame in the first place ) and a 100mm stem with 2" risers rolled forward. Twas way too short in the top tube for me. Its such a beautifull frame and i would be chuffed if she could use it otherwise its going to be sold. Starting to loose faith in ti after seeing your bars pete but were'nt they made in the 50's 🙂
is it the extra girth of the top tube your worried about 😉
No its just the fear that shes going to out ride me, out class me, rip the piss out of me in front of you lot and cost me a fortune if she gets the bug. Why am i doing this again. Indy fab ti delux any one. Going cheap 🙂
following on from CG comments.
my lovely GF had a pitch and while it rode well she just couldn't get on with the longer TT on it (women seam to have shorter upper body and longer legs).
she now rides a heckler which has a shorter TT and runs her saddle fairly high. all he back pain is gone and she is happy again.
There's no way that the seat tube can be that much too high and the bike still be an ok length. It might have been on the small side for you, but it doesn't sound like it is nearly small enough for her.
Solution: ascertain the right top tube length for her, buy a frame that fits and sell this one.
How long is the top tube on the IF?
still no pics?
Pics tonight. I think its about 21.5 actual and 19 seat tube but i will measure it later. Quite an odd size if you ask me. For longish legs and short body. Which i am neither. Its about right in the cock sit for her though. Pipe lagging on the top tube 🙂
It sounds way way too big for her.
Thats what my neighbours keep saying 🙂
Her rubber friend that is. Sorry but this thread is "fanny bashers"
😯Its about right in the cock sit for her though.
TheSwede - your choice of words in the subject and original post made me chuckle. I have no suggestions for you but agree that a bit of pipe lagging might offer a bit of comfort.
Eureka. I will just teach her never to fall off, track stand for hours and bunny hop gates just like me. Oh and sheldon 🙂
Def way too long for 5'3".
It depends on how much you want your girlfriend to get into mountain biking. If you want her to ride with you and ejoy it, then the IF is totally not the way to go. If you prefer riding with your mates and want to put her off mountain biking then the IF is a good way to go. Riding a bike that is way too big and uncomfortable wouldn't be my idea of fun, even for an IF frame.
I think i will measure her too. Think she is more like 5ft 6". 5ft 3" sounds a little midgetesque. Not to be hightist.
5ft 3 is tall!
Too right mrsflash! Also proud to be 5'3 here.
oh and forgot to add that im building this bike up out of all the spare crap in my garage. Just need brakes. Obviously if she does get the bug and more to the point find the time, what with three horses, two dogs, 20 chickens, her mother and one large, greedy, dependent and demanding pig to look after, then she will have something more fitting and far less precious.to fall off.
Right shes 5ft 5.5" Didn't have time to measure the frame but I will if anyone's interested in it. Forks are at 120mm and need reducing to 100mm really. Oh and I tried to get her to pose in a thong lads but she was busy mucking out the horses.
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if she is a horse rider, which i think she is, she will be as tough as old boots down below, so don't worry........ 😉
I wouldn't know mate 🙄
dribble
I was going to reply that the Queen of Sweden needs a high-class bike ... so have you abdicated then?
An IF surely is a bike for life? Keep checking out the Classifieds, frames do come up. At 5'5" (same as me) mens bikes can be fine.
in the last pic i thought trace had a prince albert 😯
cinnamon_girl
No but just been talking to a few buddys out on a ride earlier and the prognosis is that I may as well sell the if and get her an onone that fits for £125 and then if she doesn't enjoy it or find the time to ride I'll just sell that as well end then um. What was the point of this again. Oh yeah. Not to spend any money as I have all the bits to build a full bike except brakes so maybe I will let her try the if and uumm?
That frame is definitely not a good fit i'd say, too big. The jeans however are as near a fit as perfect 😯
Reports from a gynaecologist, endocrinologist, psychologist, an internal medicine specialist and an expert on gender have had a look at her and cant decide if she may have once been a man and if she reads this, I will no longer be one.
BluePalomino - MemberThat frame is definitely not a good fit i'd say, too big.
Phew, thanks for that. We can all rest now and I'll call onone in the morning 😉
Reports from a gynaecologist, endocrinologist, psychologist, an internal medicine specialist and an expert on gender have had a look at her and cant decide if she may have once been a man and if she reads this, I will no longer be one.
I thought i noticed a touch of 'man hands'.
FFS...
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RRD - MemberFFS...
Tyre Logo Alignment Man
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Are you refering to myself or my lady boy.
[i]she will be as tough as old boots down below[/i]
FFS Tony, PMSL at this one.
do you mean all wrinkly with laces in?
Actually shes pretty good naked. Its just the boat race thats a little weathered / repulsive. Simillar to a cheeky girls after a good sand blast. She is however an extremely good worker 🙂
that bike'd be too big for me & I'm 5'10"
Get something that fits!
[i]Its just the boat race thats a little weathered / repulsive. Simillar to a cheeky girls after a good sand blast. She is however an extremely good worker [/i]
I really hope for your sake she doesn't read this or your a dead man.
the real crux is, can she cook?
massive feet.
nice arse though!
Actually shes pretty good naked. Its just the boat race thats a little weathered / repulsive. Simillar to a cheeky girls after a good sand blast. She is however an extremely good worker
Fancy a straight swap? i can offer a pile of old bike bits, some XT stuff in ok condition?
There may have to be some money exchanged. I would feel guilty if theres some xt in there 🙂 oh and shes a great cook. Feet are in proportion its just the frankenstein boots for kicking horses. She does have man hands and forearms though which does have some benefits. Unloading shopping, carrying bricks, chopping wood,hand jobs etc.
5ft 3 is tall!
if you're 10 :o)
Looks a bit big to mee, but I like to ride something smaller and more managable 😉 Her arms are almost at full stretch already, how is she supposed to move around on the bike? I think it may fit me better ;-D
Thats a silly road bike 120 stem on there at the mo so the reach will be reduced like wise with the travel but if you think it would suit you then im open to offers on the frame.
Thats a silly road bike 120 stem on there at the mo so the reach will be reduced like wise with the travel but if you think it would suit you then im open to offers on the frame.
[i]5ft 3 is tall! if you're 10 :o)[/i]
oh Barnes, whatch it!
sound like you should be starting a thread,
'now i'm not heightist, but,
I was only joking about it fitting me........but I'm sure you won't be short of offers!!
Next week in the Classifieds:
WANTED (to replace similar recently moved on to new pastures): 1 [s]female[/s] able partner, must be excellent cook and willing to do manual labour, best if partially-sighted and hard-of-hearing. Long-limbed and over 5'10" tall. Company vehicle provided.
[i]WANTED (to replace similar recently moved on to new pastures): 1 female able partner, must be excellent cook and willing to do manual labour, best if partially-sighted and hard-of-hearing. Long-limbed and over 5'10" tall. Company vehicle provided.
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and unable to use the tinterweb and read threads on forums
Whos this imposter called the Swede? we all know he is [b]GAY[/b] and hasn't got a girl in his life.
FACT.
5ft 3 is tall! if you're 10 :o)
oh Barnes, whatch it!
sound like you should be starting a thread,
'now i'm not heightist, but,
this is not so much heightism as statistics. FYI my ex-wife was 5'1", and my lovely (adult) daughter about 5'2" 🙂
[misty eyed]Ah, I remember well the days when I was 5ft2. [/misty eyed]
Me too. I was about 8 🙂
LOL @ Clubber, Freak!!
I was 34 😀 Now I am 35 I am Tall.
she is like the runner in the news at the moment. It is actually a woman but you wouldnt put Your mortgage on it or your cock in it unless you wana loose it.
You'll be my height by the time you're 49 🙂
Nononono, the woman in the news exists, yours doesn't that is some passing Polish bird you pulled off the street to get some pics done so you can advertise sed frame 🙂
It's something to aim for clubber.
My 13 year old daughter is now as tall as me.
never mind I have always got my looks. 🙂
lol at every one 🙂
never mind I have always got my looks.
but for how long ??
don't know the answer to that Simon, but i do know nothing lasts forever.
but with this it may last a bit longer
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she is like the runner in the news at the moment. It is actually a woman but you wouldnt put Your mortgage on it or your cock in it unless you wana loose it.
I was wondering why the head was cropped from all the pics. It's quite unusual to get a lacklustre face on (what seems like) such a fit body (ok, hands exempt), so i'm also guessing it's just a marketing ploy. What size is the frame anyway?