I'm just listening in here; have nothing of consequence to add except that now you've written this letter, I KNOW you're going to have the right bike soon...

it's interesting to me because I'm 5'4, always thought of myself as kind of a pony...and with every bike I tried, they kept putting me on bigger sizes. the cockpits were too short.... I woulda thought I'd have a 16 and an 18.5 fit...and with my Globe I ended up with a size 53 women's....

Must be the right size becasue so far I **knockwood*** have no issues and with the others I felt the problems pretty quickly.
anyway. Fit is facsinating....