Wanted: women's frameset. Does anybody sell 'em?

caw35slr
caw35slr Posts: 439
edited September 2009 in Road buying advice
Women's framesets seem to be very rare, does anybody sell them? I've got a bike's worth of components that I'd like to build up for my wife. Where do I find that frame?

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  • mrushton
    mrushton Posts: 5,182
    Not really any womens framestes. Tend to come as ready-built bikes eg Trek WSD or Spesh Dolce. Do you need a womans frame? A custom frame may be better. My partners main bike was built for a man but happened to fit her. She has a Sunday bike that was a standard geometry but we played around with the headtube/stem/seatpost and it's right for her
    M.Rushton
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    Cinelli do-

    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Cinelli_Little_Wing_Module_Ladies_Frameset/5360034007/

    I'll try and dig some more out...
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    Here -

    http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/basso-devil-donna-ladies-frame-white-frame-only-id49137.html

    http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/pro-lite-bella-plus-frame-id48329.html
  • maddog 2
    maddog 2 Posts: 8,114
    I'm gonna sell my wife's Dolan frame+forks soon. 52.5 cm ETT. Keep an eye on the classifieds.
    Facts are meaningless, you can use facts to prove anything that's remotely true! - Homer
  • BigG67
    BigG67 Posts: 582
    You should be able to get an Orbea Diva as a frame set. It's the women specific Orca.
  • caw35slr
    caw35slr Posts: 439
    Thanks for the replies. I'm looking a little further down market. This will be her first road bike so a preliminary stab is what I'm after.

    So, are the Ribble frames a good buy or is the price too good to be true?
  • Evil Laugh
    Evil Laugh Posts: 1,412
    maddog 2 wrote:
    I'm gonna sell my wife's Dolan frame+forks soon. 52.5 cm ETT. Keep an eye on the classifieds.

    I just started another thread without seeing this one. Looking to get the missus a road bike, how tall is your wife?
  • maddog 2
    maddog 2 Posts: 8,114
    5' 4" ?

    god knows, not that tall....

    I'll put the frame in the classifieds tonight hopefully
    Facts are meaningless, you can use facts to prove anything that's remotely true! - Homer
  • Evil Laugh
    Evil Laugh Posts: 1,412
    Hmm.. my missus is 6'1" but finds my 54cm cannondale with 54cm top tube a stretch. Most of her height must be made up with those legs!
  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    That's the thing; ladies tend to have longer legs / shorter torsos than blokes. So they need a shorter top tube without shortening seat or head tubes.

    I know this because I'm a bloke but seem to be proportioned more like a lady. I'd have a women's specific bike, only they seem to come in such ghastly colours. I've ended up with a small frame and a lot of seat post / spacers / short, flipped stem.
  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    Kinesis do a female / junior specific frameset KR210L in several sizes.
  • chriskempton
    chriskempton Posts: 1,245
    Don't know if it has bird specific geometry, but the Look 555 in pink is absoulutely gorgeous (and seemingly on sale wherever you see it). I'd have one myself.
  • floosy
    floosy Posts: 270
    Thats why I ride a womans frame long legs short torso....

    Viner bikes do female specific framesets.........(i ride there donna medium)

    Dave.

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