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Oh no. Also being vertically challenged I know how difficult it is to get bikes to fit. I will vote for whichever party brings in capital punishment for bike thieves. I would like them to hang from the lampost nearest the last bike they stole. Should put some thieves off (like farmers hanging dead crows on fences . . . ) When I lived in NY a bike thief was u-locked by his neck to a lampost & had the words 'bike thief' written on his forehead - don't know what happened to him but I'm sure it wasn't pretty . . .

Will really keep my eye out - don't those dozy thieves realise how small the market is for this bike (literally!!)

worst thing is, it is probably a bunch of idiotic kids who don't give a shit - aaaargh. nasty info about the thief but i can't help thinking he had it coming......i'm just hoping that the thieves are stupid (which they've proved already) and try and sell it down brick lane/on gumtree this weekend - you're right, they're going to have a hard job now that i have pretty much half of london on the look out! it's such perfect weather for cycling too - this morning, was on the top deck of the 55 looking out at all the happy cyclists :(

cheers everyone am proper gutted but will follow all the advice given as it's such a wee bike it must be pretty noticeable :'( spent 3 months looking for the right fit too. hope u find your bike too miji and I hope the bastards rot in hell

no, it was locked up outside my work where i've left other bikes before and i know the security guards - it wasn't on railings

cheers, i just can't believe my bad luck - properly heartbroken but it's just such a distinctive bike i have everything crossed that someone spots it.....

sorry realised i didn't mention any of that - it's a black 43cm fuji classic track, 650c wheels with black hubs and alex rims, kenda tyres, silver/black pedals without toeclips, black fsa crank, mostly otp but added brakes (they are long black silver mountain bike levers but was planning to change them this week), flat black bar and bright pink oury grips -

My bike has just been stolen outside work at the Architectural Association, WC1B 3ES between 2pm-6pm today. I'm absolutely devastated as have had it only for 3 days and it took me fucking ages to find due to the unusual size- they cut through my abus lock. It was the first time I rode it today. Not to be a proper girl about it but this is definitely a shedding tears situation.

If anyone sees it please let me know, it is a single speed with flip flop hub, has bright pink Oury grips, silver pro max brakes, big mountain bike brakes as bought new ones today to fit, flat black bars which look a bit wide as was planning on getting them chopped tomorrow and was going to insure it tonight. fuck fuck fuck.

It's only small with 650c wheels, and 43cm frame so pretty unusual and a pain to get hold of. It also has a sticker mark on the top of the headset.

cheers

I haven't got the frame number but will ring the bike shop I bought it from and see if they have it - thanks for the support and advice fox

My bike has just been stolen outside work. I'm absolutely devastated and shaking as I type this as have had it only for 3 days - they cut through my abus lock. If anyone sees it please let me know, it has bright pink Oury grips, new silver pro max brakes, flat bars which look a bit wide as was planning on getting them chopped and was going to insure it tonight.

It's only small with 650 wheels so pretty unusual - fuck fuck fuck.

Here is a pic - any help would be much appreciated :'(

i'm getting black riser bars fitted instead which should help the reach, so it literally will be bmx sized for some of you lot :P top bar length is 50cm (i'm not actually that short i just have stumps for legs) so hopefully it should be ok!

velo - cheers for the heads up on gear ratios

vertically challenged but vertically happy, it's all gravy

cheers, will post a picture (with a link that works) with it's final set up when it's done :)

there we go

also if anyone has an idea of a good gear ratio to use (no expert but guessing 650's affect this), any help would be appreciated!

thought i'd just post my joy of finding a bike! am getting a black fuji classic track, 43cm with 650c wheels after lots of advice given on lfgss (thank you!). still waiting to get brakes/singlespeed hub/new riser bars fitted but at present it looks like this:

just a heads up for any shorties who are looking, i contacted the fuji dealer who sent a bike into turnham green's action bikes. bit of a trek (i live east) but was worth it as most shops would make you put down a 50% deposit before you even got to test out a bike in an unusual size like this. not sure if they know much about fixed/ss and they have to order in most parts, but they're pretty friendly.

so if anyone is wanting to test them out, this is the place.

:)

will do!

did your missus like the bike then?

Condor do Tempos and Pistas in 46cm and you get a fitting service when ordering. Cheapest build is about £830ish though. On Cycle to work scheme. Also got some older framesets on sale so you might give them a ring and see if they've got a 46cm in anything, could save a fair bit.

cheers sammy, will give that a bash, i always thought condor would be pretty expensive though as their framesets are around £600 for the cheapest ones?

You definitly want something with a slopping top tube IMHO. Something with geometry like a Giant Bowery for example.
You might get 1cm standover on a XS, which has a effective top tube length (most important measurement) of 51.2cm.
http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-US/bikes/lifestyle/2344/32159/

Thanks for the heads up, but have been trying to check out a giant bowery and it's impossible - they also don't stock the XS in the UK :( see above post - you have to commit to buying the bowery/chixie before seeing or testing them first. basturds.

Agreed..had visions of riders sitting on the crown jewels!! ;-)

great vision for a thurs morning ;) yeah definitely not necessary for 2 inch clearance but a wee bit over would be good to avoid chaffage?! also with a standover of 700mm, i've been trying all the OTP 49cm and am pretty much on tiptoe for all of them. falling on the top tube would be, erm, sore.

post a pic of your lady's bike after you give it to her koal? sounds grand :)

cheers for all the info everyone, will keep you updated once I've seen the heidi frame- I always thought standover was quite important tho but obv considering all the other factors too?

Ruthy...

The standover height on most CS bikes is approx 78cm..

There is also an aluminium version.

hi Varno, 78 is too big - my standover is 725mm (700mm comfortably according to gav)

am liking the sound of the IRO heidi more and more and hearing good things about them

If your looking at just frames. How about this:

£99, steel and comes in kids (no offence intended) sizes?

is there anywhere in london that i could check these frames out at?

i think this could be the new future here - especially with so many blokes on here looking for bikes for their diddy girlfriends...

the archie frame looks good - the main problem is being able to see framesets/complete bikes first without commiting to buying them first, i think i agree that it's probably worth it esp on cycle to work for a custom build if it's the right frame.

anyone interested in starting a bike shop for wee ones?

that frame is really nice, am quite tempted to build one myself now, free postage too...but aluminium?

went to cavendish and they are ordering in the IRO Mark V HD for me to take a look at, apparently a full custom build will cost around £700, is this worth it?