Friday 10th September 2010

Will this folding bike fit me?

Landrover city elite is the name of it. First off, I think its either mens or unisex (cant find it anywhere online) and the frame is 18" with standard 26" wheels. Its a folder, which is a main reason for getting it.

I'm a 5'2" women with an inseam of 28" to 29", torso is 24" and arms 23" (all my own measurements so could be slightly off) and im afraid it'll be too big :( Its the first bike I'm buying for myself and have little to no knowledge of road/hybrid style bikes. I've only ever ridden my Dad's brompton since becoming an adult and obviously the 20" wheels of those type of bikes fit me perfectly, but I really struggle uphill with it and find it slightly an awkward riding position (too upright) so decided to look for a 26" folder. The thing is, the landrover bike has suspension and hybrid style tyres to suite my riding needs. The other bike I had in mind was the Dahon espresso which doesn't have any suspension and purely has road/commuter orientated tyres.

Anyway, probably waffled a bit too much but the main thing is I can test ride the landrover but its a considerable distance so I want to be at least 80% sure about being able to fit it before going to try it out.
ye, i dont think the lack of suspension will be that bad; i wont be doing full on mountain biking just a bit of cycling on rough cycle tracks which'll be usually quite flat. as long as the tyres on the espresso can deal with those conditions. Hopefully the shop who is selling the landrover bike will get back to me on their opinions. I think my height should just fit, I just hope I can reach the handle bars in the correct position.

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