if your daughter has a 'classic' female body AND depending on how many miles she intends to ride, then i would be *cautious* about her riding a mens frame with a shorter stem. at the least she may experience neck and back pain. not an enjoyable ride - not OK.
my 2 cents worth nothing in this economy. maria On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 8:04 AM, Berry T Stevens <[email protected]>wrote: > > Women built like Jeff's wife; long torso, generally fit better on men's > frames. Classically proportioned women, short torso, long legs, need a > women's frame. Kevin: try to assess your daughter's body proportions & go > accordingly. Men's frames, with a shorter stem, can work OK for the classic > female body. > Berry > > -----Original Message----- > >From: Jeffrey <[email protected]> > >Sent: Aug 4, 2011 6:47 AM > >To: gyroscyclingclub <[email protected]> > >Subject: [Gyros Cycling Club] Re: Road Bike wanted > > > >My wife, Liza has a 54cm bike. She is 5-8. Only thing about her is > >long torso and arms, she grew up swimming. It is a mens 54 and seems > >to work for her. > > > >On Aug 3, 12:44 pm, "Kevin Dougherty" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I am looking for an entry level road bike for my daughter (24yo, ~ > 5'8""), > >> for less than $500.00. I haven't found one with sporadic checking on > Craig's > >> list. If anyone has or knows of one availiable , you can email me off > line > >> ([email protected]). I'm thinking ~ 54cm (she rode my old 56cm > Cervelo > >> once, but it seemed oversized), so any suggestions in this regard would > be > >> appreciated as well. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> Kevin > > > >-- > >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >Groups "gyroscyclingclub" group. > >To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >[email protected] > > > Build 'em & Ride 'em > On a 29r > 313 W Juniper Ave > Wake Forest, NC 27587 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "gyroscyclingclub" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > -- You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected]
