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$Novara Carema Women\'s Bike - 2013$

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Novara Carema Women's Bike - 2013

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Our sporty and speedy Novara Carema women's road bike features updated Shimano Sora components, a strong carbon fork and a women-specific, tuned frame for a comfortable ride.

Aluminum frame features shaped seatstays and top tube for enhanced comfort and performance; tapered head tube improves strength and handling precision
Carema geometry is optimized to offer a comfortable, women-specific fit
Fork boasts a tapered alloy steerer with a 1-piece alloy crown for strength and stiffness where it counts; carbon legs help damp road vibrations and reduce weight
Updated Shimano Sora shifters and derailleurs offer responsive shifts throughout the 27 gears, even when in the drops, enabling you to spin the right gear for the grade
Tektro long-reach caliper brakes offer fender clearance and deliver dependable braking power
Eyelets for fenders or a rack let you outfit the Carema for wet-weather or commuting performance (fenders or rack sold separately)
Replaceable rear derailleur hanger helps extend the usable life of the frame
Specs on our Novara Carema women's road bike are subject to change

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Novara Carema Women's Bike - 2013

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2013

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4.0

The Carema of the Crop

By abcdefghitran

from Palo Alto, CA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Comfortable
Fast
Good Geometry
Handles Well
Lightweight
Responsive

Cons

Doesn't Come With Pedals

Best Uses

Casual Riding
Commuting
Exercising

Comments about Novara Carema Women's Bike - 2013:

I've had some bikes as a kid and a cheap and clunky one for college, but I'd say that the Carema is my first "real" bike. I mostly biked to commute between classes as a college student, but now that I qualify as a "young adult," I discovered that I did miss biking recreationally, and I guess I'm kind of environmentally- and health-conscious like so many other Californians that I decided to splurge for a good bike. I could've bought a much more expensive bike, but REI has the 20% of sale, and for a beginner like me, there wasn't really a point in getting a super fancy schmancy Cannondale (yet).

I decided to buy the Carema because the specs were good and for the price, it was great for a novice/recreational biker like myself. If you don't buy this bike for its price, quality (again, there are better and lighter bikes out there, for sure, but for this price the quality is great), or whatever other way you want to justify yourself, but it for the looks!

This bike is amazingly pretty; I wouldn't say the color is "Blue Cloud" - more of a "Seafoam Green," actually - but regardless: This. Bike. Is. Very. Pretty. I've ridden it a handful of times over the weekends and afterwork and every time have been complimented by other cyclists/people.

It handles well and the seat isn't really too bad if you've got the right cushiony-spandex on. My distance rides from 5 miles - 25 miles depending on what other activities I'm doing that week.