After a small road bike for my girlfriend probalby talking around the 1K price bracket. There's some great stuff out there but only available in 50cm upwards was thinking more around a 47 or 48cm frame what recomendations have people got
You thought about going for those road bikes with smaller wheels?
ridley yana - xxs is 41cm c-c 45cm c-t then goes up from there in 5 other sizes
http://www.pearsoncycles.co.uk/product/4725/RIDLEY_YANA_1009B_2010 - helpful shop and main ridley dealer
geo here:
http://www.ridley-bikes.com/pd/gb/en-gb/2/93/womens/yana
For a toe in the water try islabikes.
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Alloy as well 🙂 Very light and good value 🙂
Oh and you can get small ones as an MTB as well 😉
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Giant make most of their models in extra small - 42/46 frame size with 51.5/53cm top tubes.
Look at the Trek Pilot 1.2 wsd bikes - they go down to a 48cm frame size.
Also look at wsd bikes from scott (contessa), bianchi (dama), specialized (dolce) and many more that go down to a 47/48cm frame.
Check out the Specialized Allez. I'm 5'2" and I got an Elite in XS (49cm) and it fits me just right.