my wife (5'0") is riding Joust 430.
I'm also riding that. (I'm 5'3.5")
I think that it is a good choice though this somewhat exceeds to your budget.
xsmall frameset wanted - any advice on a frameset for someone 5'2"?
Alright poloverse, I need your advice and your xsmall frameset if you have one to sell.
The xs bruiser felt fantastic (thanks DC Meg for lending out your bike!) but $500 is more than I can spare for a frameset right now. Anyone have opinions on the IRO Mark V HD? It's specifically designed for smaller riders, but how does it hold up on the polo court? I also found a small all-city 2010 freestyle frame for $250, but with a 47cm seat tube (compared to the bruiser's 40cm) I suspect it may just be to big.
In any case, your input on extra small frames is wanted and welcome - framesets or even fully built bikes for sale even more so. And just about anything would be better than the Kona stuff I'm riding now....
I ride a 24" kids specialized hardrock mountain bike and I love it to pieces. It was pretty easy to convert, especially if you found one with v brakes, mine unfortunately had u-brakes and had to have some posts welded on, but that's a different story. You can easily convert it to a single speed, and figure out a ratio that works for you. I had my dropouts ground out a little bit so I had some more play with different ratios, and you might want to make a chainring guard, get skinny tires, etc. Most of the stuff on my bike is stock, and I've dropped MAYBE 70 bucks on it? Bought the bike originally for $15...and it's bombproof.
Mon--Carrie's selling her SS black steel MTB, it'd be pretty legit for polo. A 24" BMX cruiser would be legit for you SHAWTY
surly cross check comes in a 42cm or 46cm