Annette - this may answer your question .......
Longer cranks reach closer to the ground making it easier for people
with small feet to put their toes on the ground without having to compromise
seat height. With shorter cranks a person with small feet would either have
to put up with a lower than optimum seat height (109% of inseam) or be
obliged to get off the seat and onto the crossbar when stopped.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Annette Bradfield [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2001 7:33 AM
> To: 0
> Subject: Re: [obc] Women's Frames
>
>
> On Jun 23, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > Does anyone ride a Terry or Cannondale women's frame and how do you find
> > the ride?
>
> I have a Miele that is the same style as Terry (small front wheel). My new
> bike
> is a Mariposa with a small frame and 26 inch (650) wheels. Marinoni also
> makes
> this size - and you don't have to carry 2 different tubes. I am 5'2", and
> both
> bikes are very comfortable - I would recommend either frame.
>
> It's great that it is becoming easier to find bikes that fit women, but
> does
> anyone know why they still put standard-sized crank arms on small bikes? I
> had
> them put smaller cranks (TA) on both bikes, but quite a few other
> adjustments
> needed to be made in order to change them.
>
> Annette Bradfield
>
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