Regina, you took the words out of my mouth. It irritates me that Bianchi and several other manufacturers outfit their WSD bikes with lower-end components, as if women have no need or desire for the high-end stuff. I ran into that problem when I bought my Eros Donna. My solution was to swap out the brifters and rear derailleur for Veloce. I would still like to change out the brakes and crank though. I would have just purchased the Veloce if they'd been able to snag my size without a significant wait.

I noticed, too, that some companies price their better-speced WSD bikes higher than their comparable men's bikes. What's up with that? While I'm glad that more and more companies are paying attention to women's needs, I still feel patronized to some extent. If and when I buy another bike, I'm going to shell out the money for custom steel and get exactly what I want......

With all of that said, I still love my Eros Donna.