I know we're usually interested in speed or comfort, but my wife is looking for a new tri bike to replace her older Felt S22 and all she wants is something that feels stable and safe to her. She feels that she does not have a good sense of balance and that spending time worrying about staying upright on the bike is time that could be better used putting power down, even if the bike itself may not be the fastest out there. It's hard to tell this from online reviews, since stability is not something the reviewer usually focuses on, but obviously I would stay away from bikes described as "twitchy" for example. She is 5'4" so would typically go with a 50cm or so frame - I think the smaller frame size would typically make a bike stiffer and possible less stable, so that might be part of the issue. Also, her Felt has 650c wheels - maybe 700c wheels that no doubt come on any newer bike would provide a more stable feeling to her?
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