KMoty, I posted a few days ago with the same complaints on the Shimano STI shifters. My hands are a tiny bit smaller than yours. I have had a hell of a time trying to shift the front rings on every bike I have tested. I've been to four shops now, and they all claim to have never run into a woman with this problem before -- like I'm a freak of nature! They tell me I'll get used to the shifters! Like I'm going to spend $1000 on a bike that I can't shift?

My biggest problem at this point is that I would LOVE to test the Campies, but have not found a single bike at any of my LBS with Campy components. Why do the manufacturers insist on using Shimano? It's crazy! We have to let the manufacturers know that we have this problem and they must attend to it!