Bike for the girl

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Originally Posted by annawil

Yup, but balancing a bike on one tippy toe just isn't and ideal situation for me. I'm fully willing to admit that I tend to over think situations being a Safety Engineer and all. But, it really does all come down to me not being comfortable with the situation unless I can get at least the balls of my feet down. Tippy tip toes just feels too unstable for me.

Gotcha, I don't do the one tiptoe either, I can do 2 tiptoes on my bike now, but its light and narrow, I can't touch the floor without my boots. Now on a heavier bike, I'll want the balls of my feet down, or at least halfway btwn that and tip toe, which usually means some seat shaving for me.