WANTED: Frame for 5'4" woman

Hello LFGSS ladies. Firstly may i say that if me posting this here causes any offence or grumblings then please do let me know and i will delete the thread and head off to the classifieds!

OK. I am building my fiancé a bike for Christmas so thought i should start sourcing parts early so as to not get myself in a pickle. She currently has a trek sofa on wheels and wants a singlespeed to actually let her get places fast rather than by enjoying the view!

I am therefore looking for a nice frame to start with. She would like a classic looking (thin tubing) steel frame. She is 5'4" tall (will try ascertain inside leg measurement) so i guess somewhere around 52cm seat tube. If anyone has any thoughts on that size being correct and obviously what have any of you lovely folks got going for sale? I will most likely get it powdercoated so colour/condition is not that important, would prefer horizontal dropouts but semi-horizontal will do. Cheaper the better as it will be somewhat of an experiment in how she gets on without gears.

Thanks in advance. Theo

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hey

I'm 5'5'' and I use 52cm (although my CX is 49cm). I wouldn't even consider a 53cm or higher.

Unfortunately I don't have anything for sale at the moment, of course things come up, but not so often in the right size and as a result all my bikes were bought new.

Best of luck in your quest, your fiancé is a lucky lady as that is truly the best gift ever!!!

yeah try looking for something between 49cm - 52cm. Ideally 50cm..

52cm is really a max I think unless she has really long legs...

Great advice. WIll scale down to 50cm then. Make it even more difficult i suppose!
Fatoldbloke. Cheers but stepthru is no good.

she no want lady bike? ;-)

She tends to not ride in her corset, crinoline and long skirt so much these days!

She tends to not ride in her corset, crinoline and long skirt so much these days!

Sounds ideal for the Tweed Run next year :-).

Good luck with the bike build.

go on push the boat out

http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/FTOOPOMIX/on-one-pompino--macanito-fix-n-mix-frameset-bundle

I have a small frame & forks that I could sell you if interested. I'm going to be really vague here and say I can't remember the maker, sorry! But it's a 49/50cm if I remember correctly - I'm 5"5 and ride a 50-52cm frame normally, so I would have thought size would be good for your girlfriend.
I love the frame, just never got around to building it up because my need for it wasn't essential. I think it's 501 tubing, paintwork is a bit tatty but lots of charm - doesn't matter if you're powder coating it I guess. £50. PM me if interested. E.

@cafewanda she was so jealous of us at the tweed run this year it is what set her off wanting a fixeh skidder
@reculver would do if they had the right size/colour
@stelle sounds perfect, have PM'd.