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Road Bike Options for 5ft 0in female
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Hi All,

I've been looking for a carbon road bike for awhile now and having trouble finding one that will fit me. I've already had a few professional fits (one lost my measurements), but still not confident in options. I'm currently riding a women's Trek Madone 4.5 series 50cm, which is way to big. I am 5ft 0in exactly, weight 92lbs, with around a 27 inch inseam. Is there any women who know of bikes or manufactures that make small carbon bikes that would fit me?

From researching, it seems that all cannondale, trek, specialized, giant/liv bikes are too large. I've been looking into the Pinarello F10 42.5cm (very pricey), Felt women FRW2 43cm, Aragon18 which I'm not familiar with, and Canyon Women Ultimate 3XS (has 650 wheels). With these, I will still need a zero offset seat post and other adjustments.

Please provide any advice at all! Thank you!
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Re: Road Bike Options for 5ft 0in female [Cohenandi] [ In reply to ]
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Cohenandi wrote:
With these, I will still need a zero offset seat post and other adjustments.
What makes you think you'll need a zero-offset seatpost? Most extra-small frames already have extremely steep seat tube angles.
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Re: Road Bike Options for 5ft 0in female [Cohenandi] [ In reply to ]
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My daughter is 5'2" and got a Liv Langma this past spring in xs. I believe they also make an xxs too. It is a great bike and would likely fit you.
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Re: Road Bike Options for 5ft 0in female [Cohenandi] [ In reply to ]
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Specialized makes 44 cm . I have fit several bikes several makes, to 5 ft tall riders. Find a fitter that uses a fit bike, do the fit session then take numbers and shop. With RetĂĽl Zin tool gives great info for you to shop with

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Re: Road Bike Options for 5ft 0in female [Cohenandi] [ In reply to ]
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My wife is 5' 0" and an XS women's Scott Contessa Foil fits her perfectly. We actually lengthened the stem by a cm or 2 or I remember correctly, so I wouldn't have thought a zero offset seat post would be a requirement. Her bike is 3 or 4 years old now though. We've looked at Canyon for getting her a mountain bike as they do good small size ones.
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Re: Road Bike Options for 5ft 0in female [rmt] [ In reply to ]
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A friend of mine was happy to learn that Canyon sells road bikes designed women in XS. They even had some in stock.
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Re: Road Bike Options for 5ft 0in female [Cohenandi] [ In reply to ]
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Where do you live?
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Re: Road Bike Options for 5ft 0in female [jimatbeyond] [ In reply to ]
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Live in Santa Monica, CA
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Re: Road Bike Options for 5ft 0in female [Cohenandi] [ In reply to ]
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My wife is your height and a little on short leg side and happily rides a Cannondale Carbon Synapse 105 in size 44cm
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