some like 4's and some like 2's. I think there is every possibility that in your wife's case you need to start small and once she learns to ride she wont feel she needs to have both feet on the ground firmly like she is hitting a baseball. I was over 6 feet at my tallest and I have ones that when sprung the way I wanted them I was on my tip toes with size 11's. What you think you need your feet for now and what you need them for in a year is likely to be pretty different.
as for the 230's etc those can be sofened up a bit, and if I may say, you seem to be deciding what you should buy a little too much on the brochure and not getting some saddle time. You can shorten a bike up pretty easy, and if it is an old style damper rod suspension, make that REAL easy.
as for the 230's etc those can be sofened up a bit, and if I may say, you seem to be deciding what you should buy a little too much on the brochure and not getting some saddle time. You can shorten a bike up pretty easy, and if it is an old style damper rod suspension, make that REAL easy.