Small Aluminum frame advice XXS or 45cm

mickisup
mickisup Posts: 295
edited February 2014 in Road buying advice
LBS has advised a good aluminum framed bike rather to be better fit than the PlanetX Carbon equivalent for my daughter who is 4"10. Bike is for racing seriously but all the obvious Carbon options at Dolan and PlanetX etc are too big.

Can anyone recommend bikes or ideally frames that are light alluminum and come in the very small sizes.

Thanks

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  • ride_whenever
    ride_whenever Posts: 13,279
    Get one of the felt 650c bikes, it'll fit her much better.

    Or if you don't have a budget then get a parlee z2/3, they'll happily build that small.
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  • Remarkable
    Remarkable Posts: 187
    Have a search on Google for female pro riders to see what brands of bike the smaller riders use. Emma Pooley might be a good reference point for starting your search.

    Edit:
    I think you can get a Giant Defy in a XS size and the Dolan Preffisio comes in a 45 cm also. Hope this helps.
  • imposter2.0
    imposter2.0 Posts: 12,028
    mickisup wrote:
    LBS has advised a good aluminum framed bike rather to be better fit than the PlanetX Carbon equivalent for my daughter who is 4"10. Bike is for racing seriously but all the obvious Carbon options at Dolan and PlanetX etc are too big.

    Can anyone recommend bikes or ideally frames that are light alluminum and come in the very small sizes.

    Thanks

    Not sure your LBS advice is entirely accurate. My daughter is 4'11 and is very comfortable on a 48cm SAB frame from PX. Builds up into a very light bike. If she is 4'10, then 'very small' sizes like 44/45cm will probably be too small, tbh.
  • Moonbiker
    Moonbiker Posts: 1,706
    edited February 2014
    48cm SAB frame from PX.

    The £50 SAB R4.0 Aluminium Road Frame?

    How did you spec the bike up imposter

    px also has some part cf frames in 48cm

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  • Remarkable
    Remarkable Posts: 187
    Moonbiker wrote:
    48cm SAB frame from PX.

    there £50 quid atm seems a bargin

    Seen them myself a while ago. Its quite hard to get a decent fork with a 1" steerer tube though.
  • imposter2.0
    imposter2.0 Posts: 12,028
    Remarkable wrote:
    Moonbiker wrote:
    48cm SAB frame from PX.

    there £50 quid atm seems a bargin

    Seen them myself a while ago. Its quite hard to get a decent fork with a 1" steerer tube though.

    The one we have is the Larocca, with 1-1/8 steerer..
  • animal72
    animal72 Posts: 251
    My mrs rides a 44cm Bianchi. If you're anywhere near Cambridge, you're welcome to try it for size.
    Condor Super Acciaio, Record, Deda, Pacentis.
    Curtis 853 Handbuilt MTB, XTR, DT Swiss and lots of Hope.
    Genesis Datum Gravel Bike, Pacentis (again).
    Genesis Equilibrium Disc, 105 & H-Plus-Son.

    Mostly Steel.
  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    IIRC Kinesis used to do a small racing frame for juniors / tiny ladies
  • dulwichiron
    dulwichiron Posts: 86
    My girlfriend who is 4'10 got a Giant Avail in XXS. It fits her perfectly the only issue being the brakes are difficult for her to use as she has small hands, but you'll have that on all bikes.
  • imposter2.0
    imposter2.0 Posts: 12,028
    Moonbiker wrote:
    How did you spec the bike up imposter

    Sorry, I missed this. I bought the LaRocca frame/fork and built it up mostly with kit/leftovers I already had. Currently on SRAM Apex shifters/rear mech with a Tiagra chainset, very old Campag Mirage FD, Easton EA70 wheels, Conti GP tyres and Tektro calipers, Deda stem and FSA Omega bars. Comes up pretty light too...
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,597
    DulwichIron wrote:
    My girlfriend who is 4'10 got a Giant Avail in XXS. It fits her perfectly the only issue being the brakes are difficult for her to use as she has small hands, but you'll have that on all bikes.

    Get her some shims if you haven't already.

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