A 54cm will be too big too presumablyShe had a Rapide road bike that she liked, but the brakes were awful.
She is most comfortable on her Ridley Liz C 20, so something with a similar geometry might be suitable.
Having done further research, I reckon the Rapide RL1 disc is about the closest on spec......but she don't like the colour!
http://ukbikevault.com/shop/bikes/rapide-rl-disc-1-2016/
Looked at that but ruled it out as it's got long drop calipers, similar to her old Rapide. Even after I upgraded them, as recommended elsewhere, she still struggled to stop the bike down a decent hill.
The link was purely for demonstrating the spec.A 54cm will be too big too presumably
The long drop Shimano ones on my Genesis are excellent. The Ultegra ones are very well reviewed. Cross lever brakes are great. I'm big and heavy so that's a chunk of momentum to stop too
The Ultegra ones on her Ridley are excellent, she has no problem with them at all. The problem is that she doesn't have much of a grip.
So just change the brakes. The btwin is £100 under budget
Already did that with the Ridley. It was a custom build around a C 2 frame - cost more than our caravan!
Thanks - but it's not a triple.
) lady, got a Genesis (flat bar though) and to me it's not as comfy as my cheap Pinnacle.
Change it to one if she really can’t get on with that gearingThanks - but it's not a triple.
Thanks - but too similar to her Ridgeback and it's steel. She wants alloy.Here you go: a bit more than your budget, but maybe it's available cheaper, I did not search much.
Btw, I'm a (sort of
I also changed the mechanical disk brakes for hydraulic ones, still, other Genesis riders say their original brakes are very good, maybe it was a set up issue with mine.
Thanks, that sent me searching again and I came up with this. It seems to hit all the right notes and..........she likes the colour!
