Recommend me a bike...

Posted on Sat 12th, August 2017

• #1

maxm

By "me" in the title I mean my mum, she's looking for a new road bike, preferably something with some nice light steel tubing for comfort. Her current Scott road bike very much has a female geometry which she loves, so something similar would be good. Probably looking to spend up to £1500 ish. Unfortunately I haven't been able to convince her to ride fixed (booo), so gears are a necessity

Thanks for the help!

(Also is there a specific thread for this kind of request? I can't find anything, happy to move it if I've been blind)
• #2

dancing james in reply to @maxm

What's wrong with the Scott? Or could you improve it with better wheels and some groupset upgrades?
• #3

maxm in reply to @dancing james

She absolutely despises it, from the ride quality to the shape of the tubing to the colour. Also she's well overdue an upgrade
• #4

dancing james in reply to @maxm

Find the stack and reach of the current frame

Then use this to find other bikes with similar fit profile. Show her pictures and let her chose the one that looks most attractive to her.

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