Comments on: Six of the Best Bikes for Women!

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:25:35 +0000

Brigitte – you might not be aware cycling is also a sport. Regardless, while people pack on buses and trains to travel 200 km some of the women riding these bikes will be cycling the distance by their own power. These bikes are way cooler than a 20 kg city bike you can’t get up even the smallest mountains. (I ride both kinds of bikes, BTW) Sports and the arts gives our society something to achieve besides daily existence, living through sickness and fearing war even if it does seem “unnecessary”.

By: Mani

Mani — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 20:04:31 +0000

OMG! Doesn’t anyone read the whole article anymore! These are road bikes! Racing bikes! NOT meant to carry your kids, junk, or groceries around! If that is what you are looking for get a freaking wagon! As for the post about the prices for the bikes, HELLO the writer doesn’t sell these bikes but comment on the pro and cons of the bikes ( their opinions). These bikes are probably sold at different price ranges and therefore didn’t give you the price so it won’t lead you to think it was too pricey or too cheap. That is something you would have to research on your own. This article was well written and it helped me out alot since I just recently became interested in cycling. Great job!

By: Skye

Skye — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:52:05 +0000

I have two Specialized road bikes, we had two until a couple of days ago. I have a Dolce Sport which I use to commute and train on and had a Ruby Comp (lesson never ever put a bike on the top of a car and forget that it is there – overhead barriers are not bike friendly) however, – fantastic bike loved loved it she rode like a dream – did several ’100′s’ and not an ache in sight, I am 5’9″ and had a 57″ frame, would recommend this to any lady cyclist out there who wants a great bike for distance and speed or even just to go out on a sunday ride – not cheap but you pay for quality.

By: Gavin Dawson

Gavin Dawson — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 05:16:33 +0000

I have an issue with the Editor’s response to Corrine. How can you properly size a person without physically having them on a bike? Have you sized a person before? If you have you will then know that there are many contributing factors that will be looked at in offering the correct size. I will question your advice of changing the stem length to a shorter size. How much cycling have you done on a road bike where the stem has been shortened? The shorter the stem the twitchy the handling becomes.How much shorter do you advice? 5mm 10mm ??? May i suggest you rethink giving frame sizing advice over the net as there is more to it than just a person height.

By: john

john — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 00:00:37 +0000

sirrus bike can be found on specialized website

Also Anja – people seeking advice to start cycling should be encouraged, no matter what bike.

For new cyclists overwhelmed by choice – they are not always aware of the vast array of types and styles, and merely seeking advice. Not all experts and we all have to start somewhere! Even competitives.

Bridgette and Amy – try looking at Hybrid bikes, sounds like what your looking for
This is a bike reveiw website

By: Edit

Edit — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:21:50 +0000

@corinne:
Hi. 47 cm would be way to small for you in a roadbike. Get Min 49 cm, but you could go up to about 52 and be comfortable. I am 5′ 5” and have always happily ridden 52 cm frames. I custom fit them with shorter stems. Women have longer legs and shorter torsos relative to a man with the same height. Of course, you can adjust the seat height easier than the stretch towards the handlebar. So you don’t want a frame that is too big. But up to a 52 is perfectly within size for your height. Many bikes come in 50 cm, and 51 cm frames, so there is no need to go for anything as small as 47.

By: Anja

Anja — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:56:57 +0000

Amy – this is a review of roadbikes.

Brigette – Seriously? This is a review of road bikes. As in, bicycles women buy for long or competitive road biking. If you want a bike made for carrying food, you need to look into a different style of bike altogether.

By: corinne

corinne — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:40:32 +0000

I’m interested in a contessa speedster 2007 model, I’m 5 feet 5 inches and not sure if I should go with the 47 cm or 49. In a Giant I’m a S size. I get diff opinions.

thx

By: Brigitte

Brigitte — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:34:25 +0000

None of these bikes have the basic requirements for a practical women’s bike, i.e. lots of storage (bagage rack, panier) to be able to use it to do food shopping and carry stuff,
and lights inbuilt, preferably dynamo (messing about with batteries is annoying and not environment friendly).
I am rather fed up with manufacturers selling fancy stuff (how many geard do you actually need..?!!) and not providing the basics with the result that one has to spend more money on things like lights, baggage racks and even mudguards!!!

By: Amy

Amy — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:35:40 +0000

What would you recommend for both street and mountain riding?

By: Momo

Momo — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:57:06 +0000

It would be nice to have prices listed; however, you can ‘google’ them and get more accurate numbers. I would not say this article is useless.Next, I’d love to see reviews on bikes that can be adapted or are built specifically for lugging groceries, kids etc. Those available in the U.S. that is.

By: Oliver

Oliver — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:49:31 +0000

Approximate prices would be appreciated in EVERY review – ratings without prices seems useless to the 90% or more of us who have limited amounts of money.

By: Tinisha Parker

Tinisha Parker — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:40:00 +0000

I researched this info on best bikes for women.

By: martin

martin — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:19:39 +0000

do they make a womans bike called sirrus any more , i dont seem to be able to find one

By: martin cunningham

martin cunningham — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:18:32 +0000

what are the best make of bike for the casual woman cycleist and the best place to buy

By: Carolyn Herbert

Carolyn Herbert — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:00:26 +0000

Hi Please can you advise me what is the best option for a new rider? I want to cycle on and off road, tow paths etc but not sure of the extent to which I would use a bike at the moment. I was told in Halfords that I had to have a ladies bike as a man’s bike would be totally unsuitable. Also he said that a hybrid was no good for towpaths and I had to have a mountain bike. Would you agree with this?ThanksCarolyn