Many thanks - no, doesn’t have to be Ribble, any make at all - thanks again.5’1 should be ok for an Xs ladies bike and allow a bit of growth as needed. You don’t have to buy from Ribble Do you?
At Halfords, this is available in small, if it’s the 14”, it should be fine https://www.halfords.com/bikes/hybrid-bikes/carrera-subway-1-womens-hybrid-bike---small-641739.html
maybe look for something used?
or perhaps a 26” Wiggens Chartres, well in budget (if available), but maybe too small
https://www.halfords.com/bikes/kids...hybrid-bike---26in-wheel---purple-190654.html
You could look at the Frog or Islabike kids offers too, although more than £300 new
https://www.frogbikes.co.uk/bikes/hybrid-bikes
or Ridgeback
https://www.ridgeback.co.uk/bike/dimension-26-purple-2020
I can flex my budget - would you recommend a particular website for me to buy the Trek from (or indeed the other bikes)?Carrera Subway 26 or Wiggins Chartres would be my choice. My 9 year old has just moved up to a Trek Wahoo from a Carrera Saruna (which is the same as the Subway pretty much), I'd have happily got her another larger Carrera if they had the stock but they were all out.
The Trek is fabulous by the way, it's just a bit dearer than I wanted to pay.
Trek sell directly through their own website at the moment (pre Covid you had to buy from a shop)I can flex my budget - would you recommend a particular website for me to buy the Trek from (or indeed the other bikes)?
Many thanks.
As Cyclops hints at, buy from wherever has the stock, there's fairly little choice just now. I gather Halfords are struggling to meet demand for Carrera.I can flex my budget - would you recommend a particular website for me to buy the Trek from (or indeed the other bikes)?
Many thanks.