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yea she is on a 46 lht now and it is too big. at least the seattube dimension is. @youramericanlover that 50cm will be too big. she'd need < 48cm ideally.
@Aroogah yea she is keen on the straggler. i dislike the lack of thru axles, the horizontal tt which means standover isn't as good as it could be, and i've heard that this fork shudders w/ discs.
unfortunately most bikes don't seem to have a women's xs size. i also feel pretty strongly that having 700c wheels on a bike this size is silly.
zmjones_-
Annoyingly, at smaller sizes there are so few choices. You will have to make some compromises. There is a thread here about bikes for shorter riders - there may be some alternatives/ideas that you can consider. (can't find it right now - maybe someone can post a link).
Maybe look at Fuji? They often do smaller sizes.
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I'm on a 46 straggler at 5'5" and i'd say it would be hard on someone at 5'
kids bikes? islabikes?
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Also specialized/canondale womens sizing goes down to 43 and would be more women friendly.... e.g. the spesh diverge might be a decent shout (and available in the US)
Aroogah
r_mash
Too big at 50cm? My other half is 5'5" and finds her 50cm Cross Check a bit large.
An XS 650B Straggler?