quick quick woman bike fit question?

tardington
tardington Posts: 1,379
edited May 2009 in Commuting chat
What size of this would a 5 foot 7 woman need?
http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/ebwPNLq ... tVersion=1


I see there's only 44cm or 49 left!

Cheers!

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  • RedJohn
    RedJohn Posts: 272
    tardie wrote:
    What size of this would a 5 foot 7 woman need?
    http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/ebwPNLq ... tVersion=1


    I see there's only 44cm or 49 left!

    Cheers!

    Depends how long your legs are - go and try it, you're in the right place!
    (Or phone them and ask)

    Sorry not trying to be a smart@rse, but I don't think that's answerable from just your height. What's your inside leg length? Would give a better indication, but still just an indication.
  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    Depends how leggy this 5'7'' woman is!

    As a 5'7 woman myself, I'd definitely go for the 49cm - I ride a 53.5cm effective top tube frame.
    FCN 7/1
    Viner Maxima, Tifosi CK7, Giant Bowery, Old commuter.
  • Eau Rouge
    Eau Rouge Posts: 1,118
    They way I've seen it, virtual top tube sizes are more important to a bike fit than the length of the seat tube. Ultimately though, you'll have to sit on the thing and see if it's various tube sizes suit your body or not. A frame size probably will, but you can't tell which one just by looking at the seat tube length any more.
  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    Erm... I'd presumed teh sizes given were top tube not seat tube....
    FCN 7/1
    Viner Maxima, Tifosi CK7, Giant Bowery, Old commuter.
  • tardington
    tardington Posts: 1,379
    I would say she had stumpy legs, but I tend to get punched.

    Anyway it already bought now! The 49cm size. Seems like quite a nice bike, esp half price. 8)

    Should I smarten it up with blue tyres?
  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    tardie wrote:

    Should I smarten it up with blue tyres?

    Yes.
  • posh_pedaller
    posh_pedaller Posts: 124
    Feck. This is the perfect bike for my GF but
    a) I'm not what size - she has a 29" (actual) inside leg and is about 5-3 or 5-4. Any ideas?
    b) My bank account is £20 short (payday is next Friday)
    Grrr...
    FCN 7
    Porridge and coffee - the breakfast of champions
  • PBo
    PBo Posts: 2,493
    i'd love to give an answer, but your avatar has hypnotised me......

    no, seriously, every time you post I stare at it for about 5 minutes......

    does it dance both clockwise and anti-clockwise at different times, or am I experiencing some kind of gestalt switch?

    PBo
  • georgio15
    georgio15 Posts: 77
    PBo wrote:
    i'd love to give an answer, but your avatar has hypnotised me......

    no, seriously, every time you post I stare at it for about 5 minutes......

    does it dance both clockwise and anti-clockwise at different times, or am I experiencing some kind of gestalt switch?

    PBo

    he is doing both. the larger movement is anti-clockwise and the movement he is making with himself is clockwise.
    i want one: http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Cinel ... orus~Eurus)_2009/5360040482/
  • PBo
    PBo Posts: 2,493
    yeah, your right, he's doing a large anti clockwise loop as seen from above, with a kind of internal clockwise loop...

    ...but i kept staring and.......

    if you look hard enough, you can get the gestalt switch

    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... bility.svg

    in which case the avatar describes a clockwise loop as seen from above, where the avatar does not spin on own axis, but is facing outwards

    PBo
  • tardington
    tardington Posts: 1,379
    :lol: Now I am staring at it...

    It's Problem Sleuth from http://www.mspaintadventures.com/ It's onto a new story, but Problem Sleuth is excellent. Apologies if you've already read it!

    (They have lots of them here http://www.mspaintadventures.com/unlock.html if you rummage through the icon packs)

    Hey, will this work...?
    ps000003.gif

    ADDS aw yiss
  • tardington
    tardington Posts: 1,379
    posh_pedaller wrote:
    Feck. This is the perfect bike for my GF but
    a) I'm not what size - she has a 29" (actual) inside leg and is about 5-3 or 5-4. Any ideas?
    b) My bank account is £20 short (payday is next Friday)
    Grrr...

    Edin bikes do a 0% finance thing, though generally for more expensive bike. Phone them up and ask them though! They may hold one back for you if your definately going to buy it, and give them a decent deposit.
  • posh_pedaller
    posh_pedaller Posts: 124
    Ordered it, managed to get a mate to pay me back some money I was owed.
    FCN 7
    Porridge and coffee - the breakfast of champions
  • tardington
    tardington Posts: 1,379
    Nice one! A friend has the blokes version, he is well pleased with it.

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