I may have made a mistake! 1999 GT XCR 3000 i drive.

[DrDaveTampa]

I have not generally found it to be a winning proposition to try to talk a woman or young lady into riding a frame she hates.

I might not sell the bike right away. Leave it in the garage in plain sight; keep it lubed up and pumped up. If she want to bond with it, she will. Meanwhile try to get her on as many bikes as you can. I take some comfort from the LeeLikesBikes guy, who says, if you really love a frame, that's a good indication that it fits ya. Bring a tape measure and take notes.

A word of advice, from an old man: get on it. My daughter wasn't really into biking, but she was into skiing; and I will say, every moment we spent on the mountain together is seared into my memory forever. Those were the most precious and beautiful moments of my lifetime.

 

[Turbo12]

It’s not. At 5’11 you should be on a large. I’m sure you could make it so you physically fit on it, but it would never ride remotely well.

That generation of GT were never amazing. Suspension pivots needed a lot of maintenance and the dog bones and bolts broke often enough to be considered consumables, but to be fair, that looks like a pretty good example.

Frames swap could work, but personally I’d keep as is and find a short term bike until she grows a bit, if you have the money. The way prices are, I doubt you’d lose money on a short term flip.

Yes. I think I'll try and find something cheap to tide her over for a while until she grows into it. It really is in lovely condition, other than leaky forks, but I've a set of Manitou Axel forks I can stick on to sort that. I'll have to try and find somewhere to stash it for a while!

 

[vtwinvince]

I have that exact frame hanging on my rack, same colour as well. I've been debating whether to get rid of it, but it looks cool.

 

[Turbo12]

I have that exact frame hanging on my rack, same colour as well. I've been debating whether to get rid of it, but it looks cool.

What size frame is yours?

 

[vtwinvince]

It's a medium size, although I haven't actually measured it.

 

[Turbo12]

It's a medium size, although I haven't actually measured it.

Well if you do decide to get shot of it, let me know. Always nice to have options!

 

[vtwinvince]

I'll get some shots of it.

 

[Hotwheels.]

Chop the post n slam the saddle.

 

[ishaw]

How tall is she? My eldest has outgrown his bike and I've another waiting in the wings. It's a spesh hardrock, though heavily upgraded with Sids, deore 1x10 Inc disc brakes and Mavic crosstrails.

 

[Turbo12]

How tall is she? My eldest has outgrown his bike and I've another waiting in the wings. It's a spesh hardrock, though heavily upgraded with Sids, deore 1x10 Inc disc brakes and Mavic crosstrails.

1.5m