road bike for 5ft 4 female?

cheeky_chops

hi, helping a female 38 get into biking. Shes a petite 5ft 4", did a cycling holiday in Italy last year and been out on MTB with me.

Looking for advise on particular brands to look for/avoid as im aware geometry is different for men/women but not that clued up. Budget is prob in the £400 region. Something new like the felt F95 sora at wiggle for £450. Personally i always buy used so happy buying on here or ebay (birmingham based)

cheers

small_bloke

Slightly more on the budget £520.

Trek 1.2 2013 47cm - Sora 9speed.
May have to change the handlebars for shorter reach, e.g Bontranger SSR handlebars (70mm reach, 120mm drop)

http://www.cyclesurgery.com/trek-1.2-20 ... sting=true


Genesis Volant £450 - Sora 9-speed . Not sure if the 50cm will be too big?

http://www.rutlandcycling.com/159678/pr ... -bike.aspx

smoggysteve

My wife used to have a Specialized Dolce before moving up to the Ruby. She loves the geometry as she used to get a bad back riding mens bikes even a size smaller.

animal72

My Mrs (5ft2) has a 44cm Bianchi C2C. You'd have to stretch your budget a bit, but she loves it...