Women's Bike Rumors 2016

[rosenbergemil]

There's some leaked photos of new Specializeds and Treks already. Aero continues to be a big trend. Bianchi is jumping on the lightweight train with Specialissima and Ridley going for aero/comfort on their new steed.

But what about the women specific bikes?

I've heard rumors that the Specialized Amira isn't currently on the UCI Approved bikes list: http://www.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/Rulesandregulation/16/60/87/ListofApprovedModelsofFramesandForks_English.pdf

This could mean that we'll be seeing a 2016 S-Works New Amira. My girlfriend surely hope so!

What about other brands? What superbikes will you girls ride 2016?

[Valbrona]

Don't buy an Amira if you are a woman because the top tube is stupidly long.

[Svetty]

Don't buy any bike whether you are a man or a woman unless it fits you reasonably well

FIFY

[spdntrxi]

Amira = Tarmac

[wingguy]

Actually in the smaller sizes the Amira has ~2cm shorter top tube than the Tarmac for a given stack height.

Not sure how that translates to 'stupidly long' unless someone didn't do their research and thought it was a sportive bike

[Valbrona]

And what Monkeybrained person is designing the women's frames at Cannondale? Get a 44cm Alloy Synapse and you will find that a) the routing of brake cable through the head tube interferes with the steering if the rider is running a short stem/low stack combo, and b) if the bottle bosses on the set tube were positioned one inch lower (which they could be) you might actually be able to get your average kind of bottle into your average kind of cage.

2016 might be the year that bike manufacturers think through the design of their women's frames a little bit more.

[borinomi]

Anyone recommend the women's bike for 154cm height with 70cm inseam??