Nothing to offer for sale, unfortunately, but I would add a small Salsa Vaya 2 to your list (I don;t know the exact year range where the smallest all took 26" wheels but this is the one I recall specifically looking at: 2015 Vaya 2 | Salsa Cycles <https://www.salsacycles.com/bikes/2015_vaya_2>
When we last purchased a new bike for my 5' spouse it was narrowed down between the small Vaya 2 (which did have 26" wheels, disc brakes, and drops and came in a nice shade of blue) and the small Velo Orange Camargue (which also takes 26" wheels but canti/v-brakes and was frame only to allow us to build to suit.) She ended up choosing the VO because she was indifferent on brake type, already had a drop bar road bike and wanted more of a flat bar set-up for a touring type all-rounder, and it was in a shade of green (preferred color) vs. the blue Salsa. On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 12:46:08 PM UTC-5 Michael Morrissey wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > I'm thinking about getting a new bike for my wife. Currently, she has a > Trek FX. She likes it a lot, but I can't help but think it doesn't fit her > right. She is 5 feet tall, yet the bike has 700x35 tires. The frame is > small but I think it's crazy to have an extra-small bike with the biggest > wheel size. Google "Trek FX 13 inch" and look at this ridiculously > proportioned bicycle. It looks like a penny-farthing. > > I think she would be much more comfortable on a steel 26" wheeled bike. I > especially like it because I already own 3 vintage 26" mountain bikes as > parts sources. She has expressed interest in getting a lighter bike, more > roadish, with drop bars. She really likes the color blue, so I want to get > her a blue bike. I spoke with a local custom builder, who loved the idea > and quoted me $1800 for a custom frame. > > I've got an eBay notification going for the Surly Long Haul Trucker in > extra-small 42cm. This would check all my boxes. > > I was wondering if anyone has experience (or ones they will get rid of > cheap) with the smallest of touring bikes: > Joe Appaloosa in 46cm > Atlantis in 47cm? > Surly Long Haul Trucker or Disc Trucker in 42cm > Clem Smith / Clementine in 45cm > Buy another old Gary Fisher and add drop bars and call it a day? > Others??? > > I'd even consider a 24" wheeled bike for her. Crust bikes made a Romanceur > in 24". Salsa makes a 24" gravel bike that looks really nice too. > > If anyone has one we could try, we are in NYC. > > Thanks! > > Michael > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7873dfde-2c59-4236-844e-d17fbf53230fn%40googlegroups.com.
