tiny but good flat bar for the boss

infopete
infopete Posts: 878
edited March 2015 in Road buying advice
Hi All,

back in October my wife touched my back wheel and had an awful slow speed crash. She suffered a broken wrist and a shattered elbow (both arms were rubber ducked). She now has a titanium wrist and a new titanium elbow!

Her right arm doesn't straighten and her wrist doesn't flex as much.

Her Condor saddly isn't suitable any more so she wants a new bike that is very upright so she do not put too much weight on her arms (so a short reach) and the brakes and gears are very easy to use.

We've looked at a Specialized flat bar with hydraulic disc brakes and it looks good (even if Specialized dealers do price fixing at 1400 quid).

She is 5 ft tall so needs a tiny bike.

Any suggestions?
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http://americanbicyclegroup.wordpress.com

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Comments

  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    I built a flat barred Planet X Pro carbon last year for a five footer - x small frame size. May be an option.

    Light, good fun, cheap in sales, make back money on buying bars and flat bar shifters by selling "old" shifters, jobs a fish.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

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  • infopete
    infopete Posts: 878
    I looked at the Planet X option but I think she will need hydraulic disc brakes given her lack of strength in her hands.
    Oh and please remember to click on my blog:

    http://americanbicyclegroup.wordpress.com

    The more clicks I get the higher it creeps up the google radar :)
  • apreading
    apreading Posts: 4,535
    Boardman Hybrid Team or Whyte Portobello in my opinion, maybe just fit a stem with a bigger angle to raise the bars a bit.

    The Spesh Sirrus probably fits the bill, is very comfortable and relaxed ride - too much 'sit up and beg' for me but that sounds like what she wants. Trouble is, its very overpriced with cheap components. The two above are a bit more racy position but still very comfortable, changing the stem should allow her to sit up a bit more though.
  • maddog 2
    maddog 2 Posts: 8,114
    Boardmans and Whytes tend to be quite long in the top tube though, so keep an eye on that.
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  • Wheelspinner
    Wheelspinner Posts: 6,662
    if it fits, this is a cracking buy.

    http://www.merlincycles.com/bmc-masschallenge-mc01-team-spec-bike-small-74910.html
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  • arlowood
    arlowood Posts: 2,561
    Wheelspinner wrote:
    if it fits, this is a cracking buy.

    http://www.merlincycles.com/bmc-masschallenge-mc01-team-spec-bike-small-74910.html


    Only problem is it's a single speed which I doubt will appeal to the OP's better half.

    If however he fancies a build project then this might be worth considering:-

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tifosi-CK7-Au ... 258d5eb8fd

    or if that's too small, maybe this:-

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genesis-Volar ... 6b325330aa

    However if he's not into building up the frame then I'm sure if he talked directly to the guys at the Paul Milnes store they could quote him a price to build it up to whatever spec or price point he fancied

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