Cheap bike for the Mrs

Maddog1979

Which of these would you go for

http://www.ashcycles.com/site/diamondback-peak-dd-womens-2011

http://www.ashcycles.com/site/diamondback-outlook-womens-dd-2011?zenid=e1b94aa465d1182fee98c5e6657697c7

Its just for bike rides out down the trans pennine etc... no rough stuff.

Any other sub £350 bikes out there i should be looking at?

rockmonkeysc

Don't limit your options to women specific bikes, most of the women I ride with have standard bikes with a shorter stem fitted. I bought my wife a Giant Talon, it has a short top tube anyway & fits her perfectly & I was surprised just how well it rides for a budget bike.

Maddog1979

I'm not but she is...

Mrs gets what the mrs wants..

mountaingoatimnot

also at Ash..

http://www.ashcycles.com/site/giant-rev ... omens-2011

http://www.ashcycles.com/site/giant-rev ... free-goods

Maddog1979

I'm trying to impose "some" things on her..

the outlook and peak have discs front and back even if they are cable.. i suppose the fork is of little importance really for her.. although she may find it magically upgraded at some point to a reba sl or something (i can't help myself.. already looking at upgrades for it lol) the gila has a lockout where as the rst doesnt .. but from what ive read the rst is a better fork.

She just wants pretty colours and something that wont break.

Maddog1979

I did look at the yukon FX2 from Pauls.. but i'm not sure if 15" will be too small for her at 5"6

supersonic

I'd avoid the Outlook, you want 8 speed as a minimum.

As for sizes, she may have to try them.

Maddog1979

Guy from Pauls reckons the 15" is for riders 5"4 to 5"7 so this might be bob on... and its a tempting price to stretch to.

Travelling to them to try it out is not happening... its just short of 200 miles away ha.

Maddog1979

Just showed her the Yukon and she really likes it... think we'll be taking a punt on this..

Maddog1979

Yukon ordered, She's not keen on the brown/silver scheme but she'll just have to deal with it.