Ladies Hybrid

[clid61]

A lady friend of mine is looking for a female friendly bike ( no cross bar ), which is light and has flat bars and will handle towpaths bridleways and be slick on the road ...

Thank you Ladies ( and Gents) in anticipation of your suggestions

edit = not a blokes cross bar type thing ,probably one thats lower and ladylike

 

[MichaelW2]

Price?
Size?
I would recommend a non sus model with disk brakes.
Ridgeback Metro series seems OK, but they make a bewildering array of suitable models

 

[Mrs M]

Cube Curve ladies model looks quite nice.
Mr M has the men's version, price has come down quite a bit too .

 

[Red17]

My wife was looking for similar last year - ended up with a pinnacle lithium from Evans which has been a good reliable bike and not too heavy

 

[NorthernDave]

Mrs ND has an Apollo Elyse from Halfords and is happy enough with it
It's billed as a hybrid and has a "step through" frame. It's fine with light off road and bridleways but I'm not sure how well it would be up to much more strenuous stuff.
Although I don't think it could be described as light at 15.1kg...

http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/classic-bikes/apollo-elyse-womens-hybrid-bike

 

[Julia9054]

I have a Charge Grater. Although I have a crossbar model, I know they do a mixte (step through).
It is light, fast and has the best brakes of all my bikes.

 

[Sheffield_Tiger]

Is the "no cross bar" thing an actual requirement. Or is it just the idea that the presence (or lack of) a top tube defines the gender of a bike?