walkbythesea
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Who made them? I’ve seen a Specialized and a Muddy Fox over the years, but who else made them?
Mrs Walkbythesea is after one.
Mrs Walkbythesea is after one.
Retro mountain bike step-throughs?
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Some of the Alpinestars frames had a low single tube:
http://classiccycleus.com/home/1991-alp ... tain-bike/
If the missus isn't bothered by having a high quality frame, there were a lot of step through mountain bikes at the lower end of the market. Not all of them are BSOs. Also plenty of step through hybrids out there.
http://classiccycleus.com/home/1991-alp ... tain-bike/
If the missus isn't bothered by having a high quality frame, there were a lot of step through mountain bikes at the lower end of the market. Not all of them are BSOs. Also plenty of step through hybrids out there.
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There's lots of older 700c bikes too, these can be converted to flat bar and many can run slightly wider tires.
walkbythesea
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I’ll pretend you didn’t say that...legrandefromage":184jzvbw said:
There’s only one wheel size...
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There are some very nice older 700c bikes
walkbythesea
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legrandefromage":3u2osykh said:
To be fair, our tandem is 700c... but keep it quiet, eh?
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walkbythesea":2bniytgb said:
29"? :?
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the trouble with step throughs is the structural rigidity is less than a frame with a crossbar. More of an issue with frames exposed to greater stresses, MTBs, road bikes used for racing etc. So my question would be why ? My Mrs is 5ft so finding suitable frames has been a challenge with stand over height which would go away with a step through but actually she has opted for a very small mtb frame
so my question is why a step through mtb ?
the trouble with step throughs is the structural rigidity is less than a frame with a crossbar. More of an issue with frames exposed to greater stresses, MTBs, road bikes used for racing etc. So my question would be why ? My Mrs is 5ft so finding suitable frames has been a challenge with stand over height which would go away with a step through but actually she has opted for a very small mtb frame
so my question is why a step through mtb ?
2manyoranges
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Does it have to be retro?
Does it have to be a top end build?
Orange in XS - P7, O2 evo - the 14” frame (12” c bb to c tt) give you a very low standover height, and are brilliant things. I sold one recently here for 120gb frame, F7 forks, and headset.
And the XS O2 evo went round the corner to a friend’s daughter a couple of weeks ago, as a complete build.
Oh...and the XS C16R in slime green went as a full build to a different household in the village.
They come up reasonably regularly - great things. Later ones have disc mounts. Very light. They make excellent road bikes as well as mtbs.
Modern things with very low standover include the brilliant Ragley Marley. I built a medium for the Grom - 27.5 wheeled thing - HUGE bike. Very low standover. It looks like the top tube is down near his ankles when he is riding. I got the frame (2019 model) for 300 and built it from there - very strong, very light. Lovely thing.
Does it have to be retro?
Does it have to be a top end build?
Orange in XS - P7, O2 evo - the 14” frame (12” c bb to c tt) give you a very low standover height, and are brilliant things. I sold one recently here for 120gb frame, F7 forks, and headset.
And the XS O2 evo went round the corner to a friend’s daughter a couple of weeks ago, as a complete build.
Oh...and the XS C16R in slime green went as a full build to a different household in the village.
They come up reasonably regularly - great things. Later ones have disc mounts. Very light. They make excellent road bikes as well as mtbs.
Modern things with very low standover include the brilliant Ragley Marley. I built a medium for the Grom - 27.5 wheeled thing - HUGE bike. Very low standover. It looks like the top tube is down near his ankles when he is riding. I got the frame (2019 model) for 300 and built it from there - very strong, very light. Lovely thing.
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That boingyness can also make a bike more comfortable for the lady parts. I suggested bigger wheels as they roll a bit easier too.
