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Old 08-21-22, 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by genejockey
I had a coworker who was about 5'2" or so, but had short legs and arms for her height. She got a Klein*, but it had 700C wheels. She is really one of those for whom 650s would be perfect.
The lady with the Moots is about 4'10", I think. She quit riding to run a restaurant which surprised everyone. She said she would have preferred 700C wheels because of more choices of tires and wheels and the weird gearing caused by 650.

She was reasonably fast on climbs and could tuck in behind anyone on the flats but it was on twisty descents where she could really fly. The joke was if you tried to draft her all you would feel was a little less wind on your legs.
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