National Women’s Day: Celebrate Riding Designed for Women

National Women’s Day: Celebrate Riding Designed for Women

Today, we salute the women who ride with passion, precision, and purpose. Brands like Liv and SCOTT Contessa are creating bikes that embrace women’s natural strengths—shaping geometry, components, and suspension around real female riders. At Cycle Lab, we're proud to carry these women-tailored bikes and support your riding ambitions.

Liv: Purpose-Driven Bikes for Real Women

Liv is a female-first brand, engineered entirely around women. Every frame and feature reflects women's body proportions, riding preferences, and comfort requirements. Key models include:

Liv Pique Advanced  0 (Carbon, Dual‑Suspension XC)

• Light carbon frame with FlexPoint Pro suspension (≈115 mm rear, 120 mm fork) tuned for traction and efficiency.
• Women-specific geometry: shorter chainstays, higher stack, steeper seat tube angle.
• Designed for serious cross-country riders seeking maximum pedaling performance.

Liv Pique Advanced  2 (2024)

• Carbon frame with high-quality suspension and components, offering elite ride feel with accessible pricing.
• Available in a range of sizes suited to a wide variety of heights (e.g. XS–M).
• Balanced for technical XC trails and entry-level racing ambition.

Liv Langma Advanced Pro 0 (Carbon Road Bike)

• Advanced carbon with aero-optimized frame and integrated routing.
• Shimano Ultegra Di2 hydraulic shifting and women’s race cockpit components.
• Fitted with women-specific reach and stack for balanced, aerodynamic race performance.

Liv Avail 3 (Aluminium Endurance Road Bike)

• ALUXX alloy frame with comfort-first geometry: shorter reach, taller stack, D‑Fuse seatpost.
• Ideal for long rides, mixed-surface adventure, or group pedal days with sustained comfort.

Across all lines, Liv emphasizes women-specific geometry, narrower contact points, and suspension or cockpit tuning that aligns with average female rider strength and proportions.

SCOTT Contessa: High-Performance Engineering with Women-Focused Tuning

The SCOTT Contessa series brings race and trail-proven platforms tuned specifically for women—blending performance with ergonomic refinement. They offer a wide variety of models—including mountain, gravel, road, endurance, and eMTB—each with Contessa-specific features:

Core Features of the Contessa Lineup

• Women’s geometry: shorter top tubes, narrower bars, and shock/fork setups suited to lighter riders.
• Frame materials: HMF Carbon or alloy based on model, optimized for lightweight yet durable performance.
• Suspension travel spans from 100 mm hardtails to 170 mm enduro trail bikes.Popular Contessa Models:

Contessa Active (Alloy Hardtail MTB)

• Lightweight 6061 alloy frame with internal routing, Suntour fork (≈100 mm travel), women’s grips and contact points.
• Designed for trail adventurers, XC beginners, or fitness riders exploring gravel and fire roads.

Contessa Spark (Full Suspension MTB)

• Built on SCOTT’s integrated suspension platform with TwinLoc, adjustable head angle, and carbon main frame.
• Models like Spark 920/930 feature race-grade carbon construction and women-tuned cockpit widths and suspension dampers.
• Excellent for technical XC or trail riding with suspension designed for trail balance and control.

Contessa Addict (Carbon Road/Gravel)

• High-performance road/gravel frames built from HMX carbon; endurance geometry, disc brakes, and GRX or Ultegra drivetrains.
• E-bike variants (Addict eRIDE) available for longer adventures.
• Fitted with women-specific position and cockpit tuning.

Contessa Genius / Ransom / Patron eRIDE (Trail & eMTB)

• Models such as Genius and Ransom bring 140–170 mm travel with TwinLoc suspension tuned for female rider weight.
• Available in eRIDE versions for extra power on climbs and long rides.

Across the board, SCOTT ensures that Contessa bikes combine true SCOTT geometry and suspension with women-specific contact points—making every ride feel more intuitive and controlled.

Shared Design Principles: Liv Meets Contessa in Purpose

Despite being different brands, Liv and SCOTT Contessa share a commitment to riding built around women:

• Purpose-built geometry: optimized frame shapes for better posture, handling, and comfort.
• Component fit: women’s saddles, narrower grips, shorter stems and handlebars.
• Suspension tuning: lighter damping and travel configurations for female rider mass and ride style.
• Diverse disciplines: both offer triathlon/stage race carbon road models, XC/trail mountain bikes, endurance road/gravel options, and e-bike variants.

🌸 National Women’s Day Message

These bikes are more than just tools—they’re statements. Whether you're pushing pace on the XC trail with the Liv Pique or Contessa Spark, racing uphill on a Liv Langma or Contessa Addict, or enjoying long-haul comfort on a Liv Avail or Contessa Solve, each model is thoughtfully engineered for women riders.

Ride with confidence this National Women’s Day—and every day—with bikes made for your fit, your strength, and your ride.

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