Minimum lenght for 29'er

[tunariaan]

My wife currently rides a KTM Xtra small , she is ,157m

Whats your opinion and do you know of other short riders that uses 29'ers?

[Tankman]

Hoekom wil sy n 29er ry Tuna? Omdat all die ander Niners een ry?

Dit hang ook af ... wil jy vir haar n entry level bike kry of n ordentlike bike.

Met n swaar entry level bike gaan sy sukkel.

[tunariaan]

Ek het n maand of 3 terug vir my n scott scale gekoop en dis n great bike , dis vir my uitstekend op die tegnies en veral op die afdraandes

Sy is taamlik goed so dit sal n goeie bikes wees, dis nie nou n moet nie maar dis interesant om uit te vind en te hoor wat ander se

Vir my persoonlik sal ek nooit terug na n 26 toe nie maar ek is 1.93 , net so hou ek van die 2x10 maar ander mense haat dit -dis maar persoonlike keuses maar ek wil graag hoor wat ander mense se

[tunariaan]

no comments?

[TuinSlang]

Ek het n maand of 3 terug vir my n scott scale gekoop en dis n great bike , dis vir my uitstekend op die tegnies en veral op die afdraandes

Sy is taamlik goed so dit sal n goeie bikes wees, dis nie nou n moet nie maar dis interesant om uit te vind en te hoor wat ander se

Vir my persoonlik sal ek nooit terug na n 26 toe nie maar ek is 1.93 , net so hou ek van die 2x10 maar ander mense haat dit -dis maar persoonlike keuses maar ek wil graag hoor wat ander mense se

 

Ek dink as jy net die setup vir haar 100% kry gaan sy geen probleme he nie!

Ek is 1.69 en ry nog altyd n small, was ook twyfelagtig oor die sizings in small op 29ers.

Maar nou sal ek nooit weer terug gaan na n 26er toe nie en wat great is is dat my setup is perfek so dit voel nie eers asof ek op n 29er sit nie, en die bike se handling is fantasties!

 

Ek stel voor jy gaan kyk na al die verskillende brands se 29er geometries en kry die 3 met die kortste toptube lenght's en gaan kyk of jy daardie drie erens kan kry vir n testride en laat sy self besluit!

 

Hoop dit help! O en 2X10 is the way to go, sal ook ooit weer 3X10 oorweeg nie!

 

Cheers

[tunariaan]

Thanx FC, watse bike ry jy?

[Zook]

Emily Batty seemed to do ok, she's 5 foot 2 and came 2nd in PMB:

http://dfp2hfrf3mn0u.cloudfront.net/259/25977_1.jpg

 

Article:

http://bikehugger.com/post/view/emily-batty-is-a-big-wheeler

 

I noticed she had an inverted stem, so it lowered the handlebars further. Your wife might or might not enjoy it, maybe just try it out. Or wait for the 650b wheels that are sure to be supported a lot more in a year or so.

[gummibear]

Emily Batty seemed to do ok, she's 5 foot 2 and came 2nd in PMB:

http://dfp2hfrf3mn0u.cloudfront.net/259/25977_1.jpg

 

Article:

http://bikehugger.com/post/view/emily-batty-is-a-big-wheeler

 

I noticed she had an inverted stem, so it lowered the handlebars further. Your wife might or might not enjoy it, maybe just try it out. Or wait for the 650b wheels that are sure to be supported a lot more in a year or so.

 

That's not Emily in the first link and she rides a custom frame.

[Zook]

That's not Emily in the first link and she rides a custom frame.

 

Damn, did a search and Google gave me that pic. I forgot there are some ardent supporters of hers here

 

Ok, so she has a custom frame but her wheels are still 29". So the issue would be "could you get a frame that suited your wife?"

 

Edit: Quick search produces this:

http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/pro-bike-emily-battys-trek-superfly-elite

 

Which seems to indicate that it's just the small with some fiddling, no? Like "flip seatpost and change stem", not different frame geo or anything? Shout if you have better info.

Edited April 16, 2012 by Zook

[Cav']

Hoekom wil sy n 29er ry Tuna? Omdat all die ander Niners een ry?

Haha , ja nee maak seker haar 26 setup is 100%

maar as jou vrou iewers gehoor het n 29er is bef#k is dit maar wat jy sal moet kry.

['Dale]

My wife currently rides a KTM Xtra small , she is ,157m

Whats your opinion and do you know of other short riders that uses 29'ers?

 

Go test it out on a few routes.

Any competent LBS would allow 'dat.