X Small MTB for touring conversion

[wm4wm4]

Hi there,

I'm helping a friend build a touring bike for a trip which will include some semi-off road tracks in the caucusus mountains in Georgia. She is 5ft 1 so hoping for something quite small. I have some parts so could start with a bare frame, but am also interested in a full bike. Budget for whole bike is approx 300 or 75ish for a half decent old frame. Steel frame essential and ideally modern enough to require 1 1/8th headset setup. Thanks in advance

 

[minor_LEGEND]

I have a 15" Diamond Back Apex frameset. 1990 era & somewhat tatty, but perfect for touring. Has rack mounts on forks, is 1 1/8" steerer.

 

[rugbyleaguebiker]

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I've got a diamondback ascent ex with deore lx 8 speed shifters, brakes, mechs, a specialized square taper chainset (used it for the build cos it's 4 bolt) and mavic xm117 wheels that have loads of life left in em, might be ok for touring or for someone small I also have some Alex runs dm 20 again might be good for touring. It's sat doing nothing so I'd take an offer on it. 15.5 inch frame

 

[wm4wm4]

Hi there, how strange that you have both got similar offerings...

My main concern with both would be size (especially for a tourer). The friend in question is really quite small (5ft1 (at a push)) with fairly short legs and both bikes look a little long. Can you shed any more light on the size, is there a geometry chart somewhere hidden on the web?

Also, do you know whether both frames will accept V brakes?

Thanks in advance...

 

[rugbyleaguebiker]

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I'm 5' 5" and there's a fair bit of seatpost out. Also the stem is 120mm with quite a bit of rise, this quite an aggressive mtb for me, it's quite similar geometry to my road bikes, with reach and bar drop, maybe this could be countered with a lower saddle and shorter stem. I thought v and canti brakes were interchangeable?

 

[ceo]

i'm selling this 16" gt bravado frame set (1 1/8" ahead). triple triangle, stiff and light. please notice the bravado was the top of the list steel frame these days. only she'd need a salsa rack lock for rack mount.

 

[PopsTrippin]

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Got this if it is of any interest let me know.