I would prob go with a 29er. There’s a lot less 27.5 bikes around these days and most bikes in that travel range are gonna be 29.
At her height, she needs a large in ibis or santa cruz, so a Juliana is out - they only make them up to medium. I’m 5’10 and ride a large in both and can’t imagine someone half an inch shorter would want a smaller bike. I have a slightly longer leg length vs torso and if I sit on a medium, i feel like i’m perched up high and the bars are low and too close.
IMO Ibis are really nice stable pedaling bikes, which would make them a great transition from a hard tail since they feel less bouncy. Only downside is kinda bland colors (unless you like red, but i dont personally love a red bike, sorry to red bike owners).
I liked my santa cruz a lot, but def a little better pedaling platform on the ibis.
Lookin at the YT izzo - i’d also probably recommend a large in that bike unless she has a preference for a smaller bike. It does come in that pretty sick pink color (which i am not a pink gal, but would buy).
Thank you for weighing in @amy! This is awesome feedback especially in terms of the sizing - sounds like you two are similarly proportioned and making sure the front end is an appropriate height definitely seems worth the larger size.
She likes the white a little more but they’re all sold out now, so I think we’re going to pull the trigger on a large red one.
seems like this 10 pack is the only version of these pads they have in stock and it’s on close out?
will see if i can get a qbp order while they’re still in stock.
unfortunately the swiss stop varients that fit my brakes are all discontinued by qbp.
Yeah, I guess TRP is discontinuing metal pads, sticking with resin and semi-metallic. I bought 10 pack last fall, since sup has xts and i have TRPs, and the slx on the ebike now. Seemed like a pretty solid deal, and i knew I would go through them.
I’m about 5’9" and the medium mojo4 feels just about perfect (tho that’s discontinued). Agree that a Ripley would be a great match. Sup has really loved their Ripley af, gets a thumbs up
Hi guys. I want a real mountain bike. I finally have enough dollars saved up to think about something nice. Currently my top choice is something like a Norco Optic. I definitely don’t need any more bike than that considering I’ve been dundering around having fun on techy stuff with a rigid Wednesday set up 27.5+ for so long.
I was browsing PB and found this guy in my size:
Should I just buy this and not dither any more? Seems like an amazing deal if it’s actually in as good condition as it seems like.
