There's also the Cheviot, which was the Betty in new sizes. Here's the geometry including the 50cm, which kinda splits the difference between the old 47 and 52.
https://bikeinsights.com/bikes/5ac6ca66ccd96500145cc388-rivendell-bicycle-works-cheviot?build=base&version=2019 On Monday, October 24, 2022 at 1:19:24 PM UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote: > Bettys came in 47 and 52cm and mimic pretty closely the Same Hillborne > geometry of the same era. I'm an inch taller than your wife and would > probably be fine on either of those sizes, I suspect she would be happier > on the 47 (if you can ever find one, I've only ever seen 52s up for sale). > You'll have better luck finding a 45cm Clem L, I had one with Boscos which > made the bike a tad short in the cockpit, I'll bet it would have been > perfect for her. (I'm referring to the older 26-inch-wheel bike, the new > 650B model is a longer-toptube frame). > > With either of these frames there's quite a lot of sizing leeway to be had > with handlebar choice cuz there's no high toptube to mess with. > > For someone who doesn't want to shift much I recommend a 1x drivetrain. My > custom uses a SRAM trigger shifter and derailer, 36t front ring and SunRace > 11-50 11-speed cassette. I do shift a lot and it's partially cuz the thing > is so simple and easy to operate.* > > *My shifter is upside down and backwards on the left cuz I have a dodgy > right hand. It's supposed to be under the bar on the right. > > Joe Bernard > On Monday, October 24, 2022 at 12:00:06 PM UTC-7 mmille...@gmail.com > wrote: > >> Hello all, >> >> I've been looking for a step-through for my wife. She specifically likes >> a Betty Foy, but really anything "pretty" would work. She's not really in >> to changing gears a lot, and this would also be for commuting and trail >> rides <10 miles. Does this crew have any ideas/bikes? >> >> Also, it's tough to find sizing on the Betty Foy bikes. Does anyone have >> old material or could chime in with their size? I've searched and searched, >> but been coming up empty. >> >> She's 5'4" with a 77 PBH. >> >> Thanks, >> Matt in STL >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5cee7393-65be-4b57-b65f-d039e3e86ebfn%40googlegroups.com.
