Old 08-26-20, 06:55 AM
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mack_turtle
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saddle is too high, handlebar is too low.

while it's great to have a calculator spit out measurements, the thing that matters in the end is her subjective experience.

my wife is just over 5 feet tall. I got her a small (not extra small) women's 29er and put a narrow handlebar with a lot of backsweep on it (Origin8 Batwing) and she feels comfortable and confident on it. we've ridden trails that I find challenging and she just smashes through them, or fails and tries again. I also set her up on an old Fuiji road bike with a 46cm frame and 650C wheels. it's a bit too big for her but we replaced the drop bar with a riser bar and a short stem. it works great, but we had to play around with the fit a lot until we found something that works for her.
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