+1 for an XO-?-type bike; if a custom all the better since the XO-1, at least, and I daresay the other XOs, was very capable of improvement. I would wonder whether a Long Haul Trucker is overbuilt for someone so small.
The principal liability of a wheel size other than 700C is the number and type and quality of tires available, but I've been surprised at how many good road-ish 559 tires are currently for sale. I guess that the question is even more pertinent for 24" tires. A custom that can take 559 X 28 mm Elk Passes and 42 mm Naches Passes is very nice. I wish I could find and post a photo of Jan Heine's girlfriend (wife?) on her Elk Pass-shod road bike. On Thu, Jan 11, 2024 at 1:13 PM Dave S <macnche...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have a red 1993 XO-3 48cm kicking around here somewhere. I'm in NJ. > > On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 12:46:08 PM UTC-5 Michael Morrissey wrote: > >> Hi Everyone, >> >> I'm thinking about getting a new bike for my wife. Currently, she has a >> Trek FX. She likes it a lot, but I can't help but think it doesn't fit her >> right. She is 5 feet tall, yet the bike has 700x35 tires. The frame is >> small but I think it's crazy to have an extra-small bike with the biggest >> wheel size. Google "Trek FX 13 inch" and look at this ridiculously >> proportioned bicycle. It looks like a penny-farthing. >> >> I think she would be much more comfortable on a steel 26" wheeled bike. I >> especially like it because I already own 3 vintage 26" mountain bikes as >> parts sources. She has expressed interest in getting a lighter bike, more >> roadish, with drop bars. She really likes the color blue, so I want to get >> her a blue bike. I spoke with a local custom builder, who loved the idea >> and quoted me $1800 for a custom frame. >> >> I've got an eBay notification going for the Surly Long Haul Trucker in >> extra-small 42cm. This would check all my boxes. >> >> I was wondering if anyone has experience (or ones they will get rid of >> cheap) with the smallest of touring bikes: >> Joe Appaloosa in 46cm >> Atlantis in 47cm? >> Surly Long Haul Trucker or Disc Trucker in 42cm >> Clem Smith / Clementine in 45cm >> Buy another old Gary Fisher and add drop bars and call it a day? >> Others??? >> >> I'd even consider a 24" wheeled bike for her. Crust bikes made a >> Romanceur in 24". Salsa makes a 24" gravel bike that looks really nice too. >> >> If anyone has one we could try, we are in NYC. >> >> Thanks! >> >> Michael >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/e1b5d0a7-6854-4d1c-ba7f-006a9884f407n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/e1b5d0a7-6854-4d1c-ba7f-006a9884f407n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgtPitU%3DcG9EafwdrOVVot_objBZEtVibaQoS9ZYSUxCSQ%40mail.gmail.com.
