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Yeah I am into trying that shizzle too - slicks for winter / knobblies to join my mud-loving mates (but they wear body-armour! eek!).
I just bought a pair of 26 inch wheels - rear has a White Industries ENO hub so can fix / SS any frame. I also bought a resprayed pre-2001 GT steel frame that I know is too small for me! But we'll see what happens..
If you can get a bike/frame that she likes and fits her well, then perhaps get a ENO built up? The hubs can be gotten for much less over in the states than here ($120 vs. £110).
SS is a trend in MTB too so I would suspect that the off-the-shelf bikes have similar drawbacks to 700c ones..?