My girlfriend has decided she wants to buy a bike, I’m very happy about this, and not bitter at all about the fact that during the 2yrs I was trying to persuade her, and even offered to buy her one the idea was met with luke warm enthusiasm at best.

Anyway, she wants a mountain bike, a hardtail, and cheap(ish) she’d have really liked a boardman ladies bike, but they don’t seem available anymore and not much used stuff about.

Halfords have big discounts on a Carrera and a Voodoo that fitted the bill, but neither available anywhere in 14″/XS size, she’s 5ft 2. Tried the 16″ Voodoo but miles too big. The 650b wheels aren’t really helping matters.

These are the 2 she liked, she’s very fussy on colour……..

http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/mountain-bikes/carrera-vengeance-womens-mountain-bike

http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/mountain-bikes/voodoo-soukri-womens-mountain-bike

Hard to beat on value for money I think, any ideas people, she’s pretty disappointed after deciding to splash out and not being able to get the right size!

MrsMC is 4’10” and has just got a Pinnacle Kauri 26. Looks very sit up and beg at her height, so might suit your girlfriend.

Rigid, but light, comfortable, 1×9, hydraulic discs. Great little bike, ripe for some upgrades when I can track down some light 26″ wheels in the classifieds.

I would look second hand – they do come up, you may have to faff a couple of weeks.

I agree with the vertically challenged, but at 5’2″ she should have some choice, for example she will be too big (likely) for smallest Trek, Specialized and Cannondale….

Look: http://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/list/?region=5&category=2&price=..500&framesize=1,2,3,10,4,5,6,7,8,13,14,15

No help, but mrs_oab just picked up her new Trek on cycletowork (plus in sale) this week – 13.5″, light enough and seemingly a cracking bike to replace aged Cannondale F900SL
[url=https://flic.kr/p/Leifu2]2016 Trek Superfly 6 13.5″[/url] by Matt Robinson, on Flickr
[url=https://flic.kr/p/KMZD7N]2016 Trek Superfly 6 13.5″ and 2000 Cannondale F900sl[/url] by Matt Robinson, on Flickr