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• Bikes for short legged short girls - please help

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• Bikes for short legged short girls - please help

  in Bikes & Bits • 16 years, 5 months

  

  Thanks. I heard that the Fuji Track Bike came in super small but so far I haven't been able to locate a UK vendor that carries smaller than 49cm... I found a place in New York that will order it. I could have my brother pick it up and post it to me or wait until September. I would much prefer to try and buy in person.

• Bikes for short legged short girls - please help

  in Bikes & Bits • 16 years, 5 months

  

  Thanks for the info, was thinking of starting to look for a kid's bike...
  49cm is too big -- I need more like 43cm, I think. I haven't gotten to sit on one that fits so far.

• Bikes for short legged short girls - please help

  in Bikes & Bits • 16 years, 5 months

  

  I am getting very sad. I have been shopping for a single speed and can't seem to get ANYTHING in my size whatsoever. I am 5'2" and I have short legs. I think I need a 15" frame maximum. I went into Brick Lane bikes today and stood over a bunch of frames. All were too big and the owner told me that he can't serve me at all.

  Charge's web site says that they're making the plug in XS now but I don't know if that will mean 15 or 17". BL Bikes said that it doesn't come in XS and Evan's also does not have it as an option. People have recommended the specialized langster but it doesn't seem to come small enough either (and they have a whole web site that specializes in the fact that they fit women).

  I'm on a below £500 budget.

  I have no bike right now and would like to get something now to enjoy the summer with. However, I will be in America in September (New York and Boston). Should I wait and try and pick up a bike there? There's a great sounding store here: http://www.sweetpeabicycles.com but I think they're west coast and I don't know how we could work remotely.

  I feel like I'm going to end up with a 2 speed folding bike because nothing else fits.

  Any advice would be much appreciated.

• Charge Plug

  in Bikes & Bits • 16 years, 6 months

  

  Me again...

  Just some further info to share. First I called Brick Lane bikes and they said it doesn't come in XS. Next, I called Hot Wheels, the UK distributor for Charge. They said that the new Plugs do come in XS and that Brick Lane Bikes and Evans should have them and that they were sending a big order out to Brick Lane Bikes soon. I called BL back and they reluctantly took my name to contact me when they come in but that they had none in stock. It's not listed on Evans web site.

• Charge Plug

  in Bikes & Bits • 16 years, 6 months

  

  Hi, first time poster here.

  I have been stalking the forums in preparation for buying a bike and and found a lot of helpful information, so thanks.

  This table, which I have also seen on the charge web site only goes as small as 's'. However, on the Charge web site, the plug is listed as being available in 'xs'.
  Anyone know anything about Charge being available in xs and where I could try one out?
  Is xs usually a 15" frame?

  I am 5'2" female and struggling to find an OTP that I like but may end up having Brick Lane Bikes build me something sized perfectly based on their own frame. The thing is that they won't get more smaller sized ones in for about a month and the nice weather in London is making me antsy. Also, my workplace is supposed to start cycle to work scheme and I may need to do it OTP.

  Thanks...