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I am watching this topic as I am after a smaller frame for my Mrs. She currently has a GF Wahoo in small which she has had for years. She is not massively into mountain biking so I am buggere dif I am gonna spend a fortune. What are the Handsome dog xc03 frames like?? Are there any other cheap alternatives? I fancy building one as a singlespeed for her.
I fancy building one as a singlespeed for her.
Sounds like a good way to put here off mountain biking completely! If I took the gears away from my wife's bike she'd never ever use it.
I am presuming your F6 is larger and cheap fork/kit etc
F6 looks to be about the same frame size (it is an XS or a Petite or something). The size of the current frame isn't a problem, but the bike just weighs a tonne. I discovered that changing the seat post to a spare one I had from an old mid range hardtail (i.e. not particularly light) saved 100g alone. Multiplied across every component, that fairly adds up. I could upgrade the frame (replacing the heavy forks with carbon rigid, but I think it is probably easier to sell the bike as one complete (and mint) unit and start again.
I fancy building one as a singlespeed for her.Sounds like a good way to put here off mountain biking completely! If I took the gears away from my wife's bike she'd never ever use it.
Likewise. Although I do wonder if she would get on well with a 11-34t 9 speed (32t up front probably). Less faff and complication when she is just concentrating on staying upright! I could always add the other rings later on if she starts going up steeper stuff or wants to ride faster.
Sounds like a good way to put here off mountain biking completely! If I took the gears away from my wife's bike she'd never ever use it.
She moans about the gears lol. Take them away tada no gear moaning 😆 WOuld probably get it's too har moaning instead! I guess 1x9 may be a better compromise!
I know it's been said already but I'd reiterate that a 14" On-One would probably be too long imo. I'm about 5'4" and wouldn't want the TT any longer, in fact I'd prefer it shorter!
Rigid forks are a good plan if she's not really riding trails and I would recommend a 1x9 set up if a lot of ups and downs aren't being covered. I've run 1x6 (hope ss hub) before and had no probs with chain drop, etc. and the simplicity is nice.
I also used to have a 15" 853 Rock Lobster and although shorter than the Inbred, I still reckon it's still likely to be on the longside for your lady. I'd try one of the smaller Konas or perhaps a dirty Jo frame - the xs weighs in at about 1.6kg with an effective TT of 20.5"... so could be ideal.
One of those little frames with some nice carbon forks and a light wheelset (something with 717 rims or similar will make a massive difference!) would be lovely and light and not too much cash at all.
It is worth getting her a light build as weight makes a huge difference to us girls and it might be all she needs to get hooked... it's got to be worth a try anyway?!
Hope that's helpful! MM
That Dirty Jo semi creme frame looks proper job!! I have the silver forks from my io kicking about. Just need some cheapy cable disk brakes.
mrs antigee moaned about gears a lot and i'd always swop to gripshifts as this seemed ok - then when i said before you use it i need to swop the levers off - i got there is no need - no problem - my conclusion was she just hadn't been riding regular until a running injury
5ft 2" and a trek wsf frame - i'm inclined to take the suspension forks off as because of ear problems never rides anything but country roads/ tracks - we have 5-6 steps up from rear of house and always seems to me that a lot of the weight is in the forks
Thanks. Definitely think I'll try to pick up another pair of Pace RC31s (thanks for those MM - really pleased with them) soonish, get some lightish components and a 9 speed setup. I like the look of the XS Dirty Jo Semi Creme, or perhaps the DJ Triple Butted (need to figure out the difference between the two) in silver.
Slightly put off by the talk that the disc hose guides are for cables, not hoses though. Did you get one recently MountainMonkey, and can you confirm?
Thanks all.
Call those short women - ha!
MrsSwadey is 4'10" - now using a Ridgeback MX24 for her cycle path pootling. Even the smallest 26" wheeled frame didn't work.
I'm 5 foot 2 and ride a small gt aggressor. Sizing is spot on and still has a small feel too it. My mums got the same sized gt ( although a different model) and is 5 foot.Light and handles really well. The sizing may well continue into the higher models.
Not sure about newer gt's though. Mine comes in at around 14 inch and has a short tt ( compared to an on-one or small kona)
Sounds like a plan Pixlemix! Oh and I'm really glad you're enjoying the Pace's - thanks for the pics - it looks like a really lovely build!
The weight and TT length I quoted was for the triple butted - the semi creme is a bit heavier though I don't know by how much.
Personally I really wouldn't worry about the cable guides - zip ties will do the job neatly enough I reckon and for the price and weight I think it's a compromise Imot would be more than happy to make. Oh and no, I don't have a dirty jo - I was just thinking about it so emailed them with some questions.
Hope that helps - and don't forget to get some nice light wheels! 😉
I just today bought a 15" BeOne Karma 2.0 frame from CRC for a bargain price. Whenever I broached the subject of doing up a bike for lady sid she always discouraged it but now I've gone ahead and done it she loves the idea!