Quote Originally Posted by indysteel View Post
But looking at your existing bike's geometry is a good place to start to determine what does and doesn't work for you. You mentioned feeling too stretched out on it, but have you ever worked with a fitter to tweak its set up? Even if you're determined to get a new bike, it's far easier to make informed decisions if you work first with what you already own as a frame of reference.
I've been meaning to. I have about half of it (service costs, anyway) in birthday/Christmas money. The other half...(well, I probably spent it stocking up on yarn to feed my other hobby...)
There's a few things that I know need to be done (cleat adjustment, stem swap, saddle), and one thing I can think of that might need to be done (swap out for bars with shallower drops).

I think you're on to something with the smaller frame size, provided there's enough "travel" in the seatpost to make up for it. Maybe I'll take a little trip over to the shop this week or once I'm officially back in Cincy. I think they have a Ruby in a 54, so I can compare.