![]() And city bikes are often offered as step-over and step-through models, with the latter aimed at women. Most women’s mountain bikes also come with a fork and shock that are tuned for lighter riders. While some companies like Liv have stuck to that philosophy, others like Trek, Specialized, and Santa Cruz instead favor using the same frame for their men’s and women’s bikes, and adjusting some parts-primarily touch points like the bar, grips, and saddle-for the intended gender. Bike companies started cranking out frames with shorter top tubes to better accommodate the average female body’s tendency toward longer legs and shorter torsos. When first introduced, the “shrink it and pink it” mentality reigned supreme, and “women’s bikes” often simply meant smaller frames with stereotypical paint jobs and a lower level of components than their unisex counterparts. Women’s Bikes Then and Nowįew bike categories have seen bigger shifts in the past dozen years than women’s bikes. That’s why our list includes women-specific bikes as well as unisex models we really dig. We took into consideration that while some women truly benefit from the geometry and tuning characteristics of women’s bikes, others might not. ![]() If it fits, it’s comfortable, and it makes you happy, you’ll ride it more often than one that doesn’t. The point is: If you love a bike, you love a bike. If you’re a woman shopping for a bike, your choices aren’t limited to only women’s models (that said, some women’s bikes are a better fit for some men).
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