Wanted Road Bike for 5"7 friend

[Kathryn Elizabeth Innes]

A friend / colleague at work has (been) signed up to do the Maratona this year but she's not a cyclist and needs a bike! She really needs one asap to get training...although she is doing the shorter version and has run a marathon so I think she'll get there!

Does anyone have (or know of) a 2nd hand road bike they are looking to sell. Size wise I think she'd be about a 52cm... I think a decent (at least Shim 105 / Sram Rival) spec alu or carbon bike would be suitable. I said I'd ask here first because she'd probably get a better deal than doing the ride to work scheme and buying a new one from Evans.

Thank you
Kathryn

[Sara Barman]

I'm thinking of selling my Orbea... purely cos my fleet of bikes is getting unmanageable and it would force me to use the X bike instead.
It's Alu / CroMoly - responsive, not too heavy, 28 on the back - enough for shorter version of Maratona!
It's a 56 but is lady size 56, ie more like 54, so maybe a touch too big.

[david emery]

I'll PM you ....

[Sara Barman]

David Emery's bike shop to the rescue!

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I understand that it has been impeccably cleaned and maintained

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I understand that it has been impeccably cleaned and maintained

[Kathryn Elizabeth Innes]

Feb 23, 2017 16:59:53 GMT Sara Barman said:

I'm thinking of selling my Orbea... purely cos my fleet of bikes is getting unmanageable and it would force me to use the X bike instead.
It's Alu / CroMoly - responsive, not too heavy, 28 on the back - enough for shorter version of Maratona!
It's a 56 but is lady size 56, ie more like 54, so maybe a touch too big.

Thanks Sara but I think it would be too big for her; you're about my size.