Dragu Posted January 10, 2011 Posted January 10, 2011 Girlfriend wants to get into MTB, what is the best Womans Specific dual suspension bike on the market in the R10k to R15 000 range?
Dragu Posted January 10, 2011 Author Posted January 10, 2011 Also does she really need a WS bike? Read that it does not always fit all woman??
Whiskers_81 Posted January 10, 2011 Posted January 10, 2011 Girlfriend wants to get into MTB, what is the best Womans Specific dual suspension bike on the market in the R10k to R15 000 range? The best MTB you can buy for your girlfriend, is the on the one that she is most comfortable on. take her down to your LBS and get her to look and feel a few. Then look at the ones she likes, compare specs and price and then make a decision
katz201 Posted January 10, 2011 Posted January 10, 2011 I went through the same exercise a while back. I asked a number of my female friends for their input on it. Pretty much all of them said that you don't need a women's specific bike. Just make sure you get the right size.
FowlStArt Posted January 10, 2011 Posted January 10, 2011 lol read the heading and thought some guy was trying 2trade his girlfiend for a MTB hahaha
Dragu Posted January 10, 2011 Author Posted January 10, 2011 HA HA HA Won't trade you mine but what bike you have i'm sure i can arrange one for you? B)
Dragu Posted January 10, 2011 Author Posted January 10, 2011 Thanks for the feedback guys, will get her to the LBS soon then
DaLoCo Posted January 10, 2011 Posted January 10, 2011 We need pics of the GF so we can make an informed decision!!!
1hill@aTime Posted January 10, 2011 Posted January 10, 2011 I'll trade my gf for a road bike t's and c's apply
FowlStArt Posted January 10, 2011 Posted January 10, 2011 hahaha its all good, my Ghost will haunt me even more then, but my misus on the other hand would probably castrate me. . . . eish being involved with a vet can be quite dangerous, they do it for a living hahaha. Back 2the bikes, have a serious look at the Ghost dual sus's, they are awesome
covie Posted January 10, 2011 Posted January 10, 2011 womens spes bikes are a load of crap, the only things they do is shorten the handle bars and put on a ladies specific seat. If you look at most of the girls that take it seriously they ride with men's seat, but with the cutout. And just buy a normal bike have the LBS measure your GF's shoulders so that they know how much to cut the bars to make the bike fit her.
fearsmells Posted January 10, 2011 Posted January 10, 2011 For realtly short ladies, i.e. 1.65 meters or shorter WS bike makes sense. Friend of mine could not fit on a S bike such as a Mongoose or Scott. But the XS Scott worked really well for her.
covie Posted January 10, 2011 Posted January 10, 2011 For realtly short ladies, i.e. 1.65 meters or shorter WS bike makes sense. Friend of mine could not fit on a S bike such as a Mongoose or Scott. But the XS Scott worked really well for her. dude Aylex Cross rides a flippen niner and she is short. WS bikes are just decals that make it look flowery and girly. For a extra small bike you have to like 4"1. Best bet is to take your girl for a bike fitting. so they measure her inseam and get a bike with the correct top tube length.
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