Sorry for the delay in my reply. I have tried several things. I flipped the stem to bring the bars up a bit, rotated the bars up slightly and moved the saddle as far forward as it would go. Tried a shorter stem which made a slight improvement but still not enough and it also made the handling very twitchy which I didn't like! I thought that maybe it was just that a road bike wasn't for me, but a couple of very nice ladies who I met through a social cycling group kindly lent me their bikes to try. One was an orbea size 49 and the other was a liv sized small (not sure on the measurements) and I found them both a lot more comfy than this bike, and had no discomfort. Also the set up in the pic I think was for my partner he'd been adjusting the gears for me and took it out for a test ride. I usually have the saddle a bit lower than that.
It's with a heavy heart that I'm putting my road bike up for sale. I love this bike but it's too big for me and I can't go more than 20 miles without a great deal of discomfort!! It's a Forme Longcliffe 4.0fe (women's specific) 2013, size 54cm, 16 speed. Rear cassette is 11/32 and a 50/34 chainring also has carbon front forks. It has only covered approx 150/200 miles. There are a couple of chips in the paint where it got knocked while being stored but they're only small. I paid just over £600 so looking for about £350. Sensible offers considered. Based in Ramsgate.
